diff --git a/src/Framework/TestCase.php b/src/Framework/TestCase.php
index 3ae2d6e4de..326116f637 100644
--- a/src/Framework/TestCase.php
+++ b/src/Framework/TestCase.php
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 use function ob_get_level;
 use function ob_start;
 use function preg_match;
+use function preg_replace;
 use function restore_error_handler;
 use function restore_exception_handler;
 use function set_error_handler;
@@ -180,7 +181,6 @@ abstract class TestCase extends Assert implements Reorderable, SelfDescribing, T
     private int $outputBufferingLevel;
     private bool $outputRetrievedForAssertion = false;
     private bool $doesNotPerformAssertions    = false;
-    private string $errorLogOutput            = '';
     private bool $expectsErrorLog             = false;
     private ?string $errorLogPrevious         = null;
 
@@ -570,12 +570,6 @@ final public function runBare(): void
             $this->performAssertionsOnOutput();
         }
 
-        if ($this->expectsErrorLog) {
-            $this->assertNotEmpty($this->errorLogOutput);
-        } else {
-            $this->assertEmpty($this->errorLogOutput);
-        }
-
         try {
             $this->mockObjects = [];
 
@@ -1130,6 +1124,15 @@ final protected function runTest(): mixed
 
         try {
             $testResult = $this->{$this->methodName}(...$testArguments);
+
+            $errorLogOutput = stream_get_contents($this->errorLogResource);
+
+            if ($this->expectsErrorLog) {
+                $this->assertNotEmpty($errorLogOutput);
+            } else {
+                // strip date from logged error, see https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/c696087e323263e941774ebbf902ac249774ec9f/main/main.c#L905
+                print preg_replace('/\[.+\] /', '', $errorLogOutput);
+            }
         } catch (Throwable $exception) {
             if (!$this->shouldExceptionExpectationsBeVerified($exception)) {
                 throw $exception;
@@ -1479,7 +1482,6 @@ private function startOutputBuffering(): void
     private function stopOutputBuffering(): bool
     {
         if ($this->errorLogResource !== null) {
-            $this->errorLogOutput = stream_get_contents($this->errorLogResource);
             fclose($this->errorLogResource);
         }