diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 7155d70fd..e3360318a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -34,7 +34,8 @@ New features
 Bug fixes / Maintenance
 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 
-- fix --pdb to ignore xfailed tests and unify its TB-reporting 
+- refine --pdb: ignore xfailed tests, unify its TB-reporting and 
+  don't display failures again at the end.
 - fix assertion interpretation with the ** operator
 - fix issue105 assignment on the same line as a failing assertion
 - fix issue104 proper escaping for test names in junitxml plugin
diff --git a/py/_plugin/pytest_pdb.py b/py/_plugin/pytest_pdb.py
index a08318d92..7bcd5b98d 100644
--- a/py/_plugin/pytest_pdb.py
+++ b/py/_plugin/pytest_pdb.py
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ def pytest_configure(config):
         config.pluginmanager.register(PdbInvoke(), 'pdb')
 
 class PdbInvoke:
+    def pytest_sessionfinish(self, session):
+        # don't display failures again at the end
+        session.config.option.tbstyle = "no" 
     def pytest_runtest_makereport(self, item, call, __multicall__):
         if not call.excinfo or \
             call.excinfo.errisinstance(py.test.skip.Exception):
diff --git a/testing/plugin/test_pytest_pdb.py b/testing/plugin/test_pytest_pdb.py
index 8a9f07ce2..87a98a504 100644
--- a/testing/plugin/test_pytest_pdb.py
+++ b/testing/plugin/test_pytest_pdb.py
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ class TestPDB:
         child.expect(".*i = 0")
         child.expect("(Pdb)")
         child.sendeof()
-        child.expect("1 failed")
+        rest = child.read()
+        assert "1 failed" in rest
+        assert "def test_1" not in rest 
         if child.isalive(): 
             child.wait()