diff --git a/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier.go b/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier.go
index f873dbfb2..51f96afdf 100644
--- a/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier.go
+++ b/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func setClassesToRetry(opt *job.StartOptions, testcases []junit.TestCase) {
 	}
 
 	if opt.Framework == xcuitest.Kind {
-		tests := getFailedXCUITests(testcases)
+		tests := getFailedXCUITests(testcases, opt.RealDevice)
 
 		// RDC and VDC API filter use different fields for test filtering.
 		if opt.RealDevice {
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ func (b *JunitRetrier) Retry(jobOpts chan<- job.StartOptions, opt job.StartOptio
 // getFailedXCUITests returns a list of failed XCUITest tests from the given
 // test cases. The format is "<className>/<testMethodName>", with the test
 // method name being optional.
-func getFailedXCUITests(testCases []junit.TestCase) []string {
+func getFailedXCUITests(testCases []junit.TestCase, rdc bool) []string {
 	classes := map[string]bool{}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		if tc.Error != nil || tc.Failure != nil {
-			className := normalizeXCUITestClassName(tc.ClassName)
+			className := conformXCUITestClassName(tc.ClassName, rdc)
 			if tc.Name != "" {
 				classes[fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s", className, tc.Name)] = true
 			} else {
@@ -104,12 +104,18 @@ func getFailedXCUITests(testCases []junit.TestCase) []string {
 	return maps.Keys(classes)
 }
 
-// normalizeXCUITestClassName normalizes the class name of an XCUITest. The
-// class name within the platform generated JUnit XML file can be dot-separated,
-// but our platform API expects a slash-separated class name. The platform is
-// unfortunately not consistent in this regard and is not in full control of the
-// generated JUnit XML file, hence we reconcile the two here.
-func normalizeXCUITestClassName(name string) string {
+// conformXCUITestClassName conforms the class name of an XCUITest to either
+// RDC or VMD. The class name within the platform generated JUnit XML file can
+// be dot-separated, but unlike RDC, VMD expects a slash-separated class name.
+// The platform is unfortunately not consistent in this regard and is not in
+// full control of the generated JUnit XML file.
+// If the test is run on RDC, the class name is not modified and returned as is.
+// If the test is run on VMD, the class name is converted to a slash-separated.
+func conformXCUITestClassName(name string, rdc bool) string {
+	if rdc {
+		return name
+	}
+
 	items := strings.Split(name, ".")
 	if len(items) == 1 {
 		return name
diff --git a/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier_test.go b/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier_test.go
index 1e04af31c..c45465a89 100644
--- a/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier_test.go
+++ b/internal/saucecloud/retry/junitretrier_test.go
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ func TestAppsRetrier_Retry(t *testing.T) {
 				Framework:   xcuitest.Kind,
 				DisplayName: "Dummy Test",
 				TestOptions: map[string]interface{}{},
-				TestsToRun:  []string{"Demo/Class1/demoTest"},
+				TestsToRun:  []string{"Demo.Class1/demoTest"},
 				SmartRetry: job.SmartRetry{
 					FailedOnly: true,
 				},
@@ -377,6 +377,7 @@ func TestAppsRetrier_Retry(t *testing.T) {
 func Test_normalizeXCUITestClassName(t *testing.T) {
 	type args struct {
 		name string
+		rdc  bool
 	}
 	tests := []struct {
 		name string
@@ -384,24 +385,41 @@ func Test_normalizeXCUITestClassName(t *testing.T) {
 		want string
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "needs normalization",
-			args: args{name: "DemoAppTests.ClassyTest"},
+			name: "dot separated is not VMD conform",
+			args: args{
+				name: "DemoAppTests.ClassyTest",
+				rdc:  false,
+			},
 			want: "DemoAppTests/ClassyTest",
 		},
 		{
-			name: "already normalized",
-			args: args{name: "DemoAppTests/ClassyTest"},
+			name: "already VMD conform with slashes",
+			args: args{
+				name: "DemoAppTests/ClassyTest",
+				rdc:  false,
+			},
 			want: "DemoAppTests/ClassyTest",
 		},
 		{
-			name: "nothing to normalize",
-			args: args{name: "DemoAppTests"},
+			name: "already VMD conform without separators",
+			args: args{
+				name: "DemoAppTests",
+				rdc:  false,
+			},
 			want: "DemoAppTests",
 		},
+		{
+			name: "already RDC conform",
+			args: args{
+				name: "DemoAppTests.ClassyTest",
+				rdc:  true,
+			},
+			want: "DemoAppTests.ClassyTest",
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, normalizeXCUITestClassName(tt.args.name), "normalizeXCUITestClassName(%v)", tt.args.name)
+			assert.Equalf(t, tt.want, conformXCUITestClassName(tt.args.name, tt.args.rdc), "conformXCUITestClassName(%v)", tt.args.name)
 		})
 	}
 }