spec is skipped if the /runs/<runId>/instances call fails

[mschile]

Current behavior

If the /runs/<runId>/instances call fails and then succeeds, the current spec is skipped and execution moves onto the next spec but the app run doesn't fail or show any output from the first spec.

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  (Run Starting)

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  │ Cypress:        13.15.2                                                                        │
  │ Browser:        Chrome 131 (headless)                                                          │
  │ Node Version:   v20.18.0 (/Users/mschile/.nvm/versions/node/v20.18.0/bin/node)                 │
  │ Specs:          2 found (aliasing.cy.js, window.cy.js)                                         │
  │ Searched:       cypress/e2e/**/*.cy.{js,jsx,ts,tsx}                                            │
  │ Params:         Tag: false, Group: false, Parallel: false                                      │
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We encountered an unexpected error communicating with our servers.

RequestError: Error: ESOCKETTIMEDOUT

We will retry 3 more times in 30 seconds...


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  Running:  window.cy.js                                                                    (2 of 2)
  Estimated: 1 second


  Window
    ✓ cy.window() - get the global window object (395ms)
    ✓ cy.document() - get the document object (74ms)
    ✓ cy.title() - get the title (64ms)


  3 passing (1s)


  (Results)

  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │ Tests:        3                                                                                │
  │ Passing:      3                                                                                │
  │ Failing:      0                                                                                │
  │ Pending:      0                                                                                │
  │ Skipped:      0                                                                                │
  │ Screenshots:  0                                                                                │
  │ Video:        false                                                                            │
  │ Duration:     1 second                                                                         │
  │ Estimated:    1 second                                                                         │
  │ Spec Ran:     window.cy.js                                                                     │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘


  (Uploading Cloud Artifacts)

  - Video - Nothing to upload 
  - Screenshot - Nothing to upload 
  - Test Replay - 520 kB

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  (Uploaded Cloud Artifacts)

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  (Run Finished)


       Spec                                              Tests  Passing  Failing  Pending  Skipped  
  ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
  │ ✔  window.cy.js                             00:01        3        3        -        -        - │
  └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
    ✔  All specs passed!                        00:01        3        3        -        -        -  


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Desired behavior

No response

Test code to reproduce

• Record a run that includes multiple specs.
• Force the /runs/<runId>/instances call to fail and then succeed (I setup a proxy to intercept the request and forced the first one to fail).
• Observe that the first spec is skipped and doesn't show any output.

Cypress Version

13.15.2

Node version

v20.18.0

Operating System

macOS

Debug Logs

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Other

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Released in 13.16.1.

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