diff --git a/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js b/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
index caa902891..14d744215 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
+++ b/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export default function (config) {
   }
 
   event.dispatcher.on(event.step.started, step => {
+    if (!step.name) return
     for (const ignored of config.ignoredSteps) {
       if (step.name === ignored) return
       if (ignored instanceof RegExp) {
diff --git a/lib/step/base.js b/lib/step/base.js
index 4d0e415ce..a3c1084e1 100644
--- a/lib/step/base.js
+++ b/lib/step/base.js
@@ -223,6 +223,7 @@ class Step {
 
     return {
       opts: step.opts || {},
+      name: step.name,
       title: step.name,
       args: args,
       status: step.status,