diff --git a/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md b/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md
--- a/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md
+++ b/mlir/docs/PassManagement.md
@@ -1328,7 +1328,7 @@
 {-#
   external_resources: {
     mlir_reproducer: {
-      pipeline: "func.func(cse,canonicalize),inline",
+      pipeline: "builtin.module(func.func(cse,canonicalize),inline)",
       disable_threading: true,
       verify_each: true
     }
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@
 {-#
   external_resources: {
     mlir_reproducer: {
-      pipeline: "func.func(canonicalize)",
+      pipeline: "builtin.module(func.func(canonicalize))",
       disable_threading: true,
       verify_each: true
     }
diff --git a/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp b/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp
--- a/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp
+++ b/mlir/lib/Pass/PassCrashRecovery.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@
   static void registerSignalHandler();
 
   /// The textual description of the currently executing pipeline.
-  std::string pipeline;
+  std::string pipelineElements;
 
   /// The MLIR operation representing the IR before the crash.
   Operation *preCrashOperation;
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@
 RecoveryReproducerContext::RecoveryReproducerContext(
     std::string passPipelineStr, Operation *op,
     PassManager::ReproducerStreamFactory &streamFactory, bool verifyPasses)
-    : pipeline(std::move(passPipelineStr)), preCrashOperation(op->clone()),
-      streamFactory(streamFactory),
+    : pipelineElements(std::move(passPipelineStr)),
+      preCrashOperation(op->clone()), streamFactory(streamFactory),
       disableThreads(!op->getContext()->isMultithreadingEnabled()),
       verifyPasses(verifyPasses) {
   enable();
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@
   }
   descOS << "reproducer generated at `" << stream->description() << "`";
 
+  std::string pipeline = (preCrashOperation->getName().getStringRef() + "(" +
+                          pipelineElements + ")")
+                             .str();
   AsmState state(preCrashOperation);
   state.attachResourcePrinter(
       "mlir_reproducer", [&](Operation *op, AsmResourceBuilder &builder) {
@@ -470,9 +473,12 @@
 }
 
 LogicalResult PassReproducerOptions::apply(PassManager &pm) const {
-  if (pipeline.has_value())
-    if (failed(parsePassPipeline(*pipeline, pm)))
+  if (pipeline.has_value()) {
+    FailureOr<OpPassManager> reproPm = parsePassPipeline(*pipeline);
+    if (failed(reproPm))
       return failure();
+    static_cast<OpPassManager &>(pm) = std::move(*reproPm);
+  }
 
   if (disableThreading.has_value())
     pm.getContext()->disableMultithreading(*disableThreading);
diff --git a/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery-dynamic-failure.mlir b/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery-dynamic-failure.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery-dynamic-failure.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery-dynamic-failure.mlir
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@
 // REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC_FAILURE: module @inner_mod1
 // REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC_FAILURE: module @foo {
 
-// REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC_FAILURE: pipeline: "builtin.module(test-pass-failure)"
+// REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC_FAILURE: pipeline: "builtin.module(builtin.module(test-pass-failure))"
diff --git a/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery.mlir b/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Pass/crash-recovery.mlir
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 
 // REPRO: module @inner_mod1
 // REPRO: module @foo {
-// REPRO: pipeline: "builtin.module(test-module-pass,test-pass-crash)"
+// REPRO: pipeline: "builtin.module(builtin.module(test-module-pass,test-pass-crash))"
 
 // REPRO_LOCAL: module @inner_mod1
 // REPRO_LOCAL: module @foo {
-// REPRO_LOCAL: pipeline: "builtin.module(test-pass-crash)"
+// REPRO_LOCAL: pipeline: "builtin.module(builtin.module(test-pass-crash))"
 
 // REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC: module @inner_mod1
 // REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC: module @foo {
-// REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC: pipeline: "builtin.module(test-pass-crash)"
+// REPRO_LOCAL_DYNAMIC: pipeline: "builtin.module(builtin.module(test-pass-crash))"
diff --git a/mlir/test/Pass/run-reproducer.mlir b/mlir/test/Pass/run-reproducer.mlir
--- a/mlir/test/Pass/run-reproducer.mlir
+++ b/mlir/test/Pass/run-reproducer.mlir
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+// RUN: mlir-opt %s -dump-pass-pipeline 2>&1 | FileCheck %s
 // RUN: mlir-opt %s -mlir-print-ir-before=cse 2>&1 | FileCheck -check-prefix=BEFORE %s
 
 func.func @foo() {
@@ -12,7 +13,9 @@
 {-#
   external_resources: {
     mlir_reproducer: {
-      pipeline: "func.func(cse,canonicalize)",
+      verify_each: true,
+      // CHECK:  builtin.module(func.func(cse,canonicalize{ max-iterations=1 region-simplify=false top-down=false}))
+      pipeline: "builtin.module(func.func(cse,canonicalize{max-iterations=1 region-simplify=false top-down=false}))",
       disable_threading: true
     }
   }