diff --git a/src/Functions.php b/src/Functions.php
index 4b5d992b..cce5566b 100644
--- a/src/Functions.php
+++ b/src/Functions.php
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ if (! function_exists('beforeAll')) {
     function beforeAll(Closure $closure): void
     {
         if (DescribeCall::describing() !== []) {
-            $filename = Backtrace::file();
+            $filename = Backtrace::testFile();
 
             throw new BeforeAllWithinDescribe($filename);
         }
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ if (! function_exists('beforeEach')) {
      */
     function beforeEach(?Closure $closure = null): BeforeEachCall
     {
-        $filename = Backtrace::file();
+        $filename = Backtrace::testFile();
 
         return new BeforeEachCall(TestSuite::getInstance(), $filename, $closure);
     }
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ if (! function_exists('uses')) {
      */
     function uses(string ...$classAndTraits): UsesCall
     {
-        $filename = Backtrace::file();
+        $filename = Backtrace::testFile();
 
         return new UsesCall($filename, array_values($classAndTraits));
     }
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ if (! function_exists('pest')) {
      */
     function pest(): Configuration
     {
-        return new Configuration(Backtrace::file());
+        return new Configuration(Backtrace::testFile());
     }
 }
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ if (! function_exists('afterEach')) {
      */
     function afterEach(?Closure $closure = null): AfterEachCall
     {
-        $filename = Backtrace::file();
+        $filename = Backtrace::testFile();
 
         return new AfterEachCall(TestSuite::getInstance(), $filename, $closure);
     }
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ if (! function_exists('afterAll')) {
     function afterAll(Closure $closure): void
     {
         if (DescribeCall::describing() !== []) {
-            $filename = Backtrace::file();
+            $filename = Backtrace::testFile();
 
             throw new AfterAllWithinDescribe($filename);
         }
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ if (! function_exists('covers')) {
      */
     function covers(array|string ...$classesOrFunctions): void
     {
-        $filename = Backtrace::file();
+        $filename = Backtrace::testFile();
 
         $beforeEachCall = (new BeforeEachCall(TestSuite::getInstance(), $filename));
 
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ if (! function_exists('mutates')) {
      */
     function mutates(array|string ...$targets): void
     {
-        $filename = Backtrace::file();
+        $filename = Backtrace::testFile();
 
         $beforeEachCall = (new BeforeEachCall(TestSuite::getInstance(), $filename));
         $beforeEachCall->group('__pest_mutate_only');
diff --git a/src/PendingCalls/DescribeCall.php b/src/PendingCalls/DescribeCall.php
index 712aedcb..d96b4a3c 100644
--- a/src/PendingCalls/DescribeCall.php
+++ b/src/PendingCalls/DescribeCall.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ declare(strict_types=1);
 namespace Pest\PendingCalls;
 
 use Closure;
-use Pest\Support\Backtrace;
 use Pest\Support\Description;
 use Pest\TestSuite;
 
@@ -53,7 +52,11 @@ final class DescribeCall
      */
     public function __destruct()
     {
-        unset($this->currentBeforeEachCall);
+        // Ensure BeforeEachCall destructs before creating tests
+        // by moving to local scope and clearing the reference
+        $beforeEach = $this->currentBeforeEachCall;
+        $this->currentBeforeEachCall = null;
+        unset($beforeEach);  // Trigger destructor immediately
 
         self::$describing[] = $this->description;
 
@@ -71,12 +74,13 @@ final class DescribeCall
      */
     public function __call(string $name, array $arguments): self
     {
-        $filename = Backtrace::file();
+        if (! $this->currentBeforeEachCall instanceof \Pest\PendingCalls\BeforeEachCall) {
+            $this->currentBeforeEachCall = new BeforeEachCall(TestSuite::getInstance(), $this->filename);
 
-        if (! $this->currentBeforeEachCall instanceof BeforeEachCall) {
-            $this->currentBeforeEachCall = new BeforeEachCall(TestSuite::getInstance(), $filename);
-
-            $this->currentBeforeEachCall->describing[] = $this->description;
+            $this->currentBeforeEachCall->describing = array_merge(
+                DescribeCall::describing(),
+                [$this->description]
+            );
         }
 
         $this->currentBeforeEachCall->{$name}(...$arguments);