diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d888679ec..7af877895 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ This changelog format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
 ## [Unreleased](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie)
+- Prevent brownie from crashing when skipping tests with -s ([#1220](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie/pull/1220))
 
 ## [1.16.2](https://github.com/eth-brownie/brownie/tree/v1.16.2) - 2021-08-24
 ### Added
diff --git a/brownie/test/managers/base.py b/brownie/test/managers/base.py
index 320d1115b..3f78d5108 100644
--- a/brownie/test/managers/base.py
+++ b/brownie/test/managers/base.py
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ def pytest_report_teststatus(self, report):
                 path, test_id = self._test_id(report.nodeid)
                 idx = self.node_map[path].index(test_id)
                 report.outcome = convert_outcome(self.results[path][idx])
+                report.longrepr = (path, None, "Skipped")  # File path, line no., reason
                 return "skipped", "s", "SKIPPED"
             return "", "", ""
         if hasattr(report, "wasxfail"):