diff --git a/Lib/test/regrtest.py b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
--- a/Lib/test/regrtest.py
+++ b/Lib/test/regrtest.py
@@ -1253,6 +1253,14 @@
                                                   file=sys.stderr)
         return False
 
+def get_test_runner(the_module):
+    # If the test has a test_main, that will run the appropriate tests.
+    # If not, use normal unittest test loading.
+    test_runner = getattr(the_module, "test_main", None)
+    if test_runner is None:
+        tests = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromModule(the_module)
+        test_runner = lambda: support.run_unittest(tests)
+    return test_runner
 
 def runtest_inner(test, verbose, quiet,
                   huntrleaks=False, display_failure=True):
@@ -1269,15 +1277,10 @@
         with saved_test_environment(test, verbose, quiet) as environment:
             start_time = time.time()
             the_module = importlib.import_module(abstest)
-            # If the test has a test_main, that will run the appropriate
-            # tests.  If not, use normal unittest test loading.
-            test_runner = getattr(the_module, "test_main", None)
-            if test_runner is None:
-                tests = unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromModule(the_module)
-                test_runner = lambda: support.run_unittest(tests)
+            test_runner = get_test_runner(the_module)
             test_runner()
             if huntrleaks:
-                refleak = dash_R(the_module, test, test_runner, huntrleaks)
+                refleak = dash_R(the_module, test, huntrleaks)
             test_time = time.time() - start_time
     except support.ResourceDenied as msg:
         if not quiet:
@@ -1352,7 +1355,7 @@
             print(("%r left behind %s %r and it couldn't be "
                 "removed: %s" % (testname, kind, name, msg)), file=sys.stderr)
 
-def dash_R(the_module, test, indirect_test, huntrleaks):
+def dash_R(the_module, test, huntrleaks):
     """Run a test multiple times, looking for reference leaks.
 
     Returns:
@@ -1393,7 +1396,8 @@
     print(("1234567890"*(repcount//10 + 1))[:repcount], file=sys.stderr)
     sys.stderr.flush()
     for i in range(repcount):
-        indirect_test()
+        test_runner = get_test_runner(the_module)
+        test_runner()
         alloc_after, rc_after = dash_R_cleanup(fs, ps, pic, zdc, abcs)
         sys.stderr.write('.')
         sys.stderr.flush()
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
--- a/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pdb.py
@@ -614,6 +614,8 @@
     ...     test_function_2()
     ...     end = 1
 
+    >>> from bdb import Breakpoint
+    >>> Breakpoint.next = 1
     >>> with PdbTestInput(['break test_function_2',
     ...                    'continue',
     ...                    'return',