diff --git a/@types/junit-report-builder.d.ts b/@types/junit-report-builder.d.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index f7c80a25c..000000000
--- a/@types/junit-report-builder.d.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-declare module "junit-report-builder" {
-    interface Builder {
-        build: () => void
-    }
-
-    const cssValue: {
-        newBuilder: () => Builder
-    }
-
-    export = cssValue
-}
diff --git a/packages/wdio-junit-reporter/src/index.ts b/packages/wdio-junit-reporter/src/index.ts
index 7e76b4883..abf62f3ed 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-junit-reporter/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-junit-reporter/src/index.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import os from 'node:os'
 
 import type { RunnerStats, SuiteStats, TestStats } from '@wdio/reporter'
 import WDIOReporter from '@wdio/reporter'
-import junit from 'junit-report-builder'
+import junitReportBuilder, { type Builder as JUnitReportBuilder } from 'junit-report-builder'
 
 import type { JUnitReporterOptions } from './types.js'
 import { limit } from './utils.js'
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ class JunitReporter extends WDIOReporter {
     }
 
     private _buildJunitXml(runner: RunnerStats) {
-        const builder = junit.newBuilder()
+        const builder = (junitReportBuilder as unknown as JUnitReportBuilder).newBuilder()
         if (runner.config.hostname !== undefined && runner.config.hostname.indexOf('browserstack') > -1) {
             // NOTE: deviceUUID is used to build sanitizedCapabilities resulting in a ever-changing package name in runner.sanitizedCapabilities when running Android tests under Browserstack. (i.e. ht79v1a03938.android.9)
             // NOTE: platformVersion is used to build sanitizedCapabilities which can be incorrect and includes a minor version for iOS which is not guaranteed to be the same under Browserstack.
@@ -317,7 +317,14 @@ class JunitReporter extends WDIOReporter {
         return builder.build() as unknown as string
     }
 
-    private _buildOrderedReport(builder: any, runner: RunnerStats, specFileName: string, type: string, isCucumberFrameworkRunner: boolean) {
+    private _buildOrderedReport(builder: JUnitReportBuilder, runner: RunnerStats, specFileName: string, type: string, isCucumberFrameworkRunner: boolean) {
+        const suiteKeys = Object.keys(this.suites)
+
+        if (suiteKeys.length === 0) {
+            const error = this.runnerStat?.error ?? 'No tests found'
+            return builder.testCase().failure(error)
+        }
+
         for (const suiteKey of Object.keys(this.suites)) {
             /**
              * ignore root before all
diff --git a/packages/wdio-reporter/src/index.ts b/packages/wdio-reporter/src/index.ts
index 35d1c56ba..42512b3cb 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-reporter/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-reporter/src/index.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ export default class WDIOReporter extends EventEmitter {
             if (this.runnerStat) {
                 this.runnerStat.failures = runner.failures
                 this.runnerStat.retries = runner.retries
+                this.runnerStat.error = runner.error
                 this.runnerStat.complete()
                 this.onRunnerEnd(this.runnerStat)
             }
diff --git a/packages/wdio-reporter/src/stats/runner.ts b/packages/wdio-reporter/src/stats/runner.ts
index cfa709449..946a8c705 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-reporter/src/stats/runner.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-reporter/src/stats/runner.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default class RunnerStats extends RunnableStats {
     retry?: number
     failures?: number
     retries?: number
+    error?: string
 
     constructor (runner: Options.RunnerStart) {
         super('runner')
diff --git a/packages/wdio-runner/src/index.ts b/packages/wdio-runner/src/index.ts
index edfc95d0c..4ff77a56b 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-runner/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-runner/src/index.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export default class Runner extends EventEmitter {
     private _cid?: string
     private _specs?: string[]
     private _caps?: Capabilities.RequestedStandaloneCapabilities | Capabilities.RequestedMultiremoteCapabilities
+    private _sessionInitError?: Error
 
     /**
      * run test suite
@@ -272,7 +273,9 @@ export default class Runner extends EventEmitter {
         const browser = await this._startSession(config, caps) as WebdriverIO.Browser
 
         // return null if session couldn't get established
-        if (!browser) { return }
+        if (!browser) {
+            return
+        }
 
         /**
          * register global helper method to fetch elements
@@ -366,8 +369,9 @@ export default class Runner extends EventEmitter {
             if (this._isMultiremote) {
                 _setGlobal('multiremotebrowser', this._browser, config.injectGlobals)
             }
-        } catch (err: any) {
-            log.error(err)
+        } catch (error: any) {
+            log.error(error)
+            this._sessionInitError = error
             return
         }
 
@@ -393,7 +397,7 @@ export default class Runner extends EventEmitter {
                 config: this._config,
                 isMultiremote: this._isMultiremote,
                 instanceOptions: {},
-                capabilities: { ...this._configParser!.getCapabilities() },
+                capabilities: this._caps,
                 retry: this._specFileRetryAttempts
             })
         }
@@ -401,7 +405,8 @@ export default class Runner extends EventEmitter {
         this._reporter!.emit('runner:end', {
             failures,
             cid: this._cid,
-            retries
+            retries,
+            ...(this._sessionInitError instanceof Error ? { error: this._sessionInitError.message } : {})
         } as Options.RunnerEnd)
         try {
             await this._reporter!.waitForSync()
diff --git a/packages/wdio-runner/src/reporter.ts b/packages/wdio-runner/src/reporter.ts
index d837b37cb..af3e94113 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-runner/src/reporter.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-runner/src/reporter.ts
@@ -49,13 +49,13 @@ export default class BaseReporter {
         uid?: string
         file?: string
         title?: string
-        error?: Error
+        error?: string
         sessionId?: string
         config?: unknown
         isMultiremote?: boolean
         instanceOptions?: Options.Testrunner
         capabilities?: unknown
-        retry?: number
+        retry?: number,
     }) {
         payload.cid = this._cid
 
diff --git a/packages/wdio-runner/tests/index.test.ts b/packages/wdio-runner/tests/index.test.ts
index 02662b139..23d4467c2 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-runner/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-runner/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -476,6 +476,7 @@ describe('wdio-runner', () => {
             const runner = new WDIORunner()
             runner['_configParser'] = { getCapabilities: vi.fn().mockReturnValue([{ browserName: 'safari' }]) } as any
             runner['_browser'] = {} as unknown as BrowserObject
+            runner['_caps'] = { 'browserName': 'safari' }
             runner['_reporter'] = {
                 waitForSync: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(Promise.resolve()),
                 emit: vi.fn()
@@ -485,9 +486,7 @@ describe('wdio-runner', () => {
 
             const args = [
                 ['runner:start', {
-                    'capabilities': {
-                        '0': { 'browserName': 'safari' }
-                    },
+                    'capabilities': { 'browserName': 'safari' },
                     'cid': undefined,
                     'config': undefined,
                     'instanceOptions': {},
diff --git a/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/src/index.ts b/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/src/index.ts
index 2ae7b9e68..2443aded7 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/src/index.ts
@@ -213,6 +213,14 @@ export default class SpecReporter extends WDIOReporter {
         // Get the results
         const results = this.getResultDisplay(preface)
 
+        if (results.length === 0 && runner.error) {
+            results.push(
+                this.setMessageColor(`${this.getSymbol(State.FAILED)} Failed to create a session:`, State.FAILED),
+                runner.error,
+                ''
+            )
+        }
+
         // If there are no test results then return nothing
         if (results.length === 0) {
             return
diff --git a/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap b/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
index c55fe4146..6467d849c 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/__snapshots__/index.test.ts.snap
@@ -273,6 +273,21 @@ exports[`SpecReporter > onlyFailures > true > 1 failure 1`] = `
 ]
 `;
 
+exports[`SpecReporter > printReport > should print a report even if session could not be created 1`] = `
+[
+  [
+    "------------------------------------------------------------------
+[loremipsum 50 Windows 10 #0-0] Running: loremipsum (v50) on Windows 10
+[loremipsum 50 Windows 10 #0-0] Session ID: foobar
+[loremipsum 50 Windows 10 #0-0]
+[loremipsum 50 Windows 10 #0-0] red ✖ Failed to create a session:
+[loremipsum 50 Windows 10 #0-0] No tests found
+[loremipsum 50 Windows 10 #0-0]
+",
+  ],
+]
+`;
+
 exports[`SpecReporter > printReport > with disabled sharable Sauce report links > should print the default Sauce Labs job details page link 1`] = `[]`;
 
 exports[`SpecReporter > printReport > with normal setup > should print jobs of all instance when run with multiremote 1`] = `
diff --git a/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/index.test.ts b/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/index.test.ts
index 1bc106e18..675c60a12 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-spec-reporter/tests/index.test.ts
@@ -341,6 +341,16 @@ describe('SpecReporter', () => {
 
             expect(printReporter.write.mock.calls.length).toBe(0)
         })
+
+        it('should print a report even if session could not be created', () => {
+            printReporter['_suiteUids'] = []
+            printReporter.suites = {}
+            const runner = getRunnerConfig()
+            runner.error = 'No tests found'
+
+            printReporter.printReport(runner)
+            expect(printReporter.write.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot()
+        })
     })
 
     describe('getHeaderDisplay', () => {
diff --git a/packages/wdio-types/src/Options.ts b/packages/wdio-types/src/Options.ts
index 43fcbe826..c5a2c68ac 100644
--- a/packages/wdio-types/src/Options.ts
+++ b/packages/wdio-types/src/Options.ts
@@ -358,4 +358,5 @@ export interface RunnerEnd {
     failures: number
     cid: string
     retries: number
+    error?: string
 }
diff --git a/packages/webdriver/src/utils.ts b/packages/webdriver/src/utils.ts
index eb828084e..3f05d9f47 100644
--- a/packages/webdriver/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/webdriver/src/utils.ts
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ export async function startWebDriverSession (params: RemoteConfig): Promise<{ se
     } catch (err) {
         log.error(err)
         const message = getSessionError(err as Error, params)
-        throw new Error('Failed to create session.\n' + message)
+        throw new Error(message)
     }
     const sessionId = response.value.sessionId || response.sessionId
 
diff --git a/packages/webdriver/tests/utils.test.ts b/packages/webdriver/tests/utils.test.ts
index ed9502d76..25b1d393d 100644
--- a/packages/webdriver/tests/utils.test.ts
+++ b/packages/webdriver/tests/utils.test.ts
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ describe('utils', () => {
                 logLevel: 'warn',
                 capabilities: {}
             }).catch((err) => err)
-            expect(error.message).toContain('Failed to create session')
+            expect(error.message).toContain('Invalid URL')
         })
 
         it('should break if JSONWire and WebDriver caps are mixed together', async () => {