diff --git a/internal/backend/local/test.go b/internal/backend/local/test.go
index 21e18f70b8..5e4d06f1fe 100644
--- a/internal/backend/local/test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/local/test.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func (runner *TestSuiteRunner) Test() (moduletest.Status, tfdiags.Diagnostics) {
 	// collisions, as the test directory variables should take precedence.
 	maps.Copy(testDirectoryGlobalVariables, runner.GlobalTestVariables)
 
-	suite.Status = moduletest.Pending
+	suite.Status = moduletest.Pass
 	for _, name := range slices.Sorted(maps.Keys(suite.Files)) {
 		if runner.Cancelled {
 			return suite.Status, diags