diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/typecheck/collect.ts b/packages/vitest/src/typecheck/collect.ts
index de4e39ab4782..1057e1ae0069 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/typecheck/collect.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/typecheck/collect.ts
@@ -47,10 +47,14 @@ export async function collectTests(
   ctx: WorkspaceProject,
   filepath: string,
 ): Promise<null | FileInformation> {
+  // TODO: can we avoid ssr transform entirely?
+  // const request = await ctx.server.transformRequest(filepath)
   const request = await ctx.vitenode.transformRequest(filepath, filepath)
   if (!request) {
     return null
   }
+  // unwrap __vite_ssr_identity__ for now
+  request.code = request.code.replace(/__vite_ssr_identity__\((\w+\.\w+)\)/g, '                     ($1)')
   const ast = await parseAstAsync(request.code)
   const testFilepath = relative(ctx.config.root, filepath)
   const projectName = ctx.getName()
diff --git a/test/typescript/test/__snapshots__/runner.test.ts.snap b/test/typescript/test/__snapshots__/runner.test.ts.snap
index 83f4f56cfcd5..89c4d333f155 100644
--- a/test/typescript/test/__snapshots__/runner.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/typescript/test/__snapshots__/runner.test.ts.snap
@@ -6,11 +6,22 @@ TypeCheckError: This expression is not callable. Type 'ExpectArray<number>' has
 TypeCheckError: This expression is not callable. Type 'ExpectUndefined<number>' has no call signatures.
 TypeCheckError: This expression is not callable. Type 'ExpectVoid<number>' has no call signatures.
 TypeCheckError: Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint '"Expected string, Actual number"'.
-TypeCheckError: Unused '@ts-expect-error' directive.
-TypeCheckError: This expression is not callable. Type 'ExpectVoid<number>' has no call signatures."
+TypeCheckError: This expression is not callable. Type 'ExpectVoid<number>' has no call signatures.
+TypeCheckError: Unused '@ts-expect-error' directive."
 `;
 
 exports[`should fail > typecheck files 2`] = `
+" FAIL  expect-error.test-d.ts [ expect-error.test-d.ts ]
+TypeCheckError: Unused '@ts-expect-error' directive.
+ ❯ expect-error.test-d.ts:4:3
+      2| 
+      3| test('failing test with expect-error', () => {
+      4|   // @ts-expect-error expect nothing
+       |   ^
+      5|   expectTypeOf(1).toEqualTypeOf<number>()"
+`;
+
+exports[`should fail > typecheck files 3`] = `
 " FAIL  fail.test-d.ts > nested suite
 TypeCheckError: This expression is not callable. Type 'ExpectVoid<number>' has no call signatures.
  ❯ fail.test-d.ts:15:19
@@ -21,17 +32,6 @@ TypeCheckError: This expression is not callable. Type 'ExpectVoid<number>' has n
      16| })"
 `;
 
-exports[`should fail > typecheck files 3`] = `
-" FAIL  expect-error.test-d.ts > failing test with expect-error
-TypeCheckError: Unused '@ts-expect-error' directive.
- ❯ expect-error.test-d.ts:4:3
-      2| 
-      3| test('failing test with expect-error', () => {
-      4|   // @ts-expect-error expect nothing
-       |   ^
-      5|   expectTypeOf(1).toEqualTypeOf<number>()"
-`;
-
 exports[`should fail > typecheck files 4`] = `
 " FAIL  fail.test-d.ts > failing test
 TypeCheckError: Type 'string' does not satisfy the constraint '"Expected string, Actual number"'.