diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7d147e65..48736085 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## Unreleased
+
+- Correctly set `willBeRetried` non-retried tests, fixes [#977](https://github.com/badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor/issues/977).
+
 ## v16.0.0
 
 - Correctly set `willBeRetried` in messages reports, fixes [#849](https://github.com/badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor/issues/849).
diff --git a/features/issues/977.feature b/features/issues/977.feature
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d93d137c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/features/issues/977.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# https://github.com/badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor/issues/977
+
+Feature: JSON report
+  Scenario: a successful test not being retried
+    Given additional preprocessor configuration
+      """
+      {
+        "json": {
+          "enabled": true
+        }
+      }
+      """
+    And a file named "cypress/e2e/a.feature" with:
+      """
+      @retries(1)
+      Feature: a feature
+        Scenario: a scenario
+          Given a step
+      """
+    And a file named "cypress/support/step_definitions/steps.js" with:
+      """
+      const { Given } = require("@badeball/cypress-cucumber-preprocessor");
+      Given("a step", function() {})
+      """
+    When I run cypress
+    Then it passes
+    And the JSON report should contain a spec
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/json_steps.ts b/features/step_definitions/json_steps.ts
index 83976d48..6912f377 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/json_steps.ts
+++ b/features/step_definitions/json_steps.ts
@@ -134,6 +134,20 @@ Then(
   }
 );
 
+Then("the JSON report should contain a spec", async function () {
+  const absolutejsonPath = path.join(this.tmpDir, "cucumber-report.json");
+
+  const jsonFile = await fs.readFile(absolutejsonPath);
+
+  const actualJsonOutput = JSON.parse(jsonFile.toString());
+
+  if (actualJsonOutput.length !== 1) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Expected to find a single spec, but found ${actualJsonOutput.length}`
+    );
+  }
+});
+
 Then("the JSON report shouldn't contain any specs", async function () {
   const absolutejsonPath = path.join(this.tmpDir, "cucumber-report.json");
 
diff --git a/lib/create-tests.ts b/lib/create-tests.ts
index b6757692..8e043a52 100644
--- a/lib/create-tests.ts
+++ b/lib/create-tests.ts
@@ -825,11 +825,14 @@ export default function createTests(
       "Expected to find an attribute _retries"
     );
 
+    const willBeRetried =
+      this.currentTest?.state === "failed" ? currentRetry < retries : false;
+
     messages.push({
       testCaseFinished: {
         testCaseStartedId,
         timestamp: endTimestamp,
-        willBeRetried: currentRetry < retries,
+        willBeRetried,
       },
     });