diff --git a/code/core/src/csf-tools/vitest-plugin/transformer.ts b/code/core/src/csf-tools/vitest-plugin/transformer.ts
index 4a1f6cd763d3..677235975cb1 100644
--- a/code/core/src/csf-tools/vitest-plugin/transformer.ts
+++ b/code/core/src/csf-tools/vitest-plugin/transformer.ts
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ export async function vitestTransform({
 
         const localName = parsed._stories[exportName].localName ?? exportName;
         // use the story's name as the test title for vitest, and fallback to exportName
-        const testTitle = parsed._stories[exportName].name ?? localName;
+        const testTitle = parsed._stories[exportName].name ?? exportName;
         return getTestStatementForStory({ testTitle, localName, exportName, node });
       })
       .filter((st) => !!st) as t.ExpressionStatement[];