diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index a862030fff..028c19bc5f 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -85,3 +85,11 @@ def pytest_runtest_makereport(item, call):
     # be "setup", "call", "teardown"
 
     setattr(item, "rep_" + rep.when, rep)
+
+    # In the event of module scoped fixtures, also mark failure in module.
+    module = item
+    while module is not None and not isinstance(module, pytest.Module):
+        module = module.parent
+    if module is not None:
+        if rep.when == 'call' and (rep.failed or rep.skipped):
+            module.module_test_failure = True
diff --git a/tests/lib/testing_classes.py b/tests/lib/testing_classes.py
index 7dae9a762f..7700381aa6 100644
--- a/tests/lib/testing_classes.py
+++ b/tests/lib/testing_classes.py
@@ -218,11 +218,7 @@ class ModuleUnitTest(BaseTest):
         yield mongo_client[self.TEST_OPENPYPE_NAME]["settings"]
 
     def is_test_failed(self, request):
-        # if request.node doesn't have rep_call, something failed
-        try:
-            return request.node.rep_call.failed
-        except AttributeError:
-            return True
+        return getattr(request.node, "module_test_failure", False)
 
 
 class PublishTest(ModuleUnitTest):