diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/ObjectFieldIds.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/ObjectFieldIds.cs
index 1cd6e3dd05..6413beab1f 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/ObjectFieldIds.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/ObjectFieldIds.cs
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ internal static class FailedTestResultMessageFieldsId
     public const ushort Duration = 4;
     public const ushort Reason = 5;
     public const ushort ExceptionMessageList = 6;
-    public const ushort StandardOutput = 8;
-    public const ushort ErrorOutput = 9;
-    public const ushort SessionUid = 10;
+    public const ushort StandardOutput = 7;
+    public const ushort ErrorOutput = 8;
+    public const ushort SessionUid = 9;
 }
 
 internal static class ExceptionMessageFieldsId
diff --git a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/Serializers/TestResultMessagesSerializer.cs b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/Serializers/TestResultMessagesSerializer.cs
index d62e8cb50b..5701b9c340 100644
--- a/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/Serializers/TestResultMessagesSerializer.cs
+++ b/src/Platform/Microsoft.Testing.Platform/ServerMode/DotnetTest/IPC/Serializers/TestResultMessagesSerializer.cs
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ private static List<FailedTestResultMessage> ReadFailedTestMessagesPayload(Strea
         for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
         {
             string? uid = null, displayName = null, reason = null, sessionUid = null, standardOutput = null, errorOutput = null;
-            List<ExceptionMessage> exceptionMessages = [];
+            ExceptionMessage[] exceptionMessages = [];
             byte? state = null;
             long? duration = null;
 
@@ -249,42 +249,8 @@ private static List<FailedTestResultMessage> ReadFailedTestMessagesPayload(Strea
                         break;
 
                     case FailedTestResultMessageFieldsId.ExceptionMessageList:
-                        {
-                            int length2 = ReadInt(stream);
-                            for (int k = 0; k < length2; k++)
-                            {
-                                int fieldCount2 = ReadShort(stream);
-
-                                string? errorMessage = null;
-                                string? errorType = null;
-                                string? stackTrace = null;
-
-                                for (int l = 0; l < fieldCount2; l++)
-                                {
-                                    int fieldId2 = ReadShort(stream);
-                                    int fieldSize2 = ReadInt(stream);
-
-                                    switch (fieldId2)
-                                    {
-                                        case ExceptionMessageFieldsId.ErrorMessage:
-                                            errorMessage = ReadStringValue(stream, fieldSize2);
-                                            break;
-
-                                        case ExceptionMessageFieldsId.ErrorType:
-                                            errorType = ReadStringValue(stream, fieldSize2);
-                                            break;
-
-                                        case ExceptionMessageFieldsId.StackTrace:
-                                            stackTrace = ReadStringValue(stream, fieldSize2);
-                                            break;
-                                    }
-                                }
-
-                                exceptionMessages.Add(new ExceptionMessage(errorMessage, errorType, stackTrace));
-                            }
-
-                            break;
-                        }
+                        exceptionMessages = ReadExceptionMessagesPayload(stream);
+                        break;
 
                     case FailedTestResultMessageFieldsId.StandardOutput:
                         standardOutput = ReadStringValue(stream, fieldSize);
@@ -304,12 +270,52 @@ private static List<FailedTestResultMessage> ReadFailedTestMessagesPayload(Strea
                 }
             }
 
-            failedTestResultMessages.Add(new FailedTestResultMessage(uid, displayName, state, duration, reason, exceptionMessages.ToArray(), standardOutput, errorOutput, sessionUid));
+            failedTestResultMessages.Add(new FailedTestResultMessage(uid, displayName, state, duration, reason, exceptionMessages, standardOutput, errorOutput, sessionUid));
         }
 
         return failedTestResultMessages;
     }
 
+    private static ExceptionMessage[] ReadExceptionMessagesPayload(Stream stream)
+    {
+        var exceptionMessages = new List<ExceptionMessage>();
+
+        int length = ReadInt(stream);
+        for (int i = 0; i < length; i++)
+        {
+            int fieldCount = ReadShort(stream);
+
+            string? errorMessage = null;
+            string? errorType = null;
+            string? stackTrace = null;
+
+            for (int j = 0; j < fieldCount; j++)
+            {
+                int fieldId = ReadShort(stream);
+                int fieldSize = ReadInt(stream);
+
+                switch (fieldId)
+                {
+                    case ExceptionMessageFieldsId.ErrorMessage:
+                        errorMessage = ReadStringValue(stream, fieldSize);
+                        break;
+
+                    case ExceptionMessageFieldsId.ErrorType:
+                        errorType = ReadStringValue(stream, fieldSize);
+                        break;
+
+                    case ExceptionMessageFieldsId.StackTrace:
+                        stackTrace = ReadStringValue(stream, fieldSize);
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            exceptionMessages.Add(new ExceptionMessage(errorMessage, errorType, stackTrace));
+        }
+
+        return exceptionMessages.ToArray();
+    }
+
     public void Serialize(object objectToSerialize, Stream stream)
     {
         RoslynDebug.Assert(stream.CanSeek, "We expect a seekable stream.");