diff --git a/scripts/tests/yaml/tests_logger.py b/scripts/tests/yaml/tests_logger.py
index bdfed70030fd83..0f718e243dbbb8 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/yaml/tests_logger.py
+++ b/scripts/tests/yaml/tests_logger.py
@@ -186,12 +186,13 @@ def test_stop(self, duration: int):
     def step_skipped(self, name: str, expression: str):
         print(self.__strings.step_skipped.format(index=self.__index, name=_strikethrough(name)))
 
-        self.__index += 1
-        self.__skipped += 1
-
         if self.__use_test_harness_log_format:
+            print(self.__strings.test_harness_step_start.format(index=self.__index, name=name))
             print(self.__strings.test_harness_step_skipped.format(expression=expression))
 
+        self.__index += 1
+        self.__skipped += 1
+
     def step_start(self, name: str):
         if self.__use_test_harness_log_format:
             print(self.__strings.test_harness_step_start.format(index=self.__index, name=name))