diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 62c391c..08ae9ae 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ Reporter options should also be strings exception for suiteNameTemplate, classNa
 | `JEST_JUNIT_ADD_FILE_ATTRIBUTE` | `addFileAttribute` | Add file attribute to the output. This config is primarily for Circle CI. This setting provides richer details but may break on other CI platforms. Must be a string. | `"false"` | N/A
 | `JEST_JUNIT_INCLUDE_CONSOLE_OUTPUT` | `includeConsoleOutput` | Adds console output to any testSuite that generates stdout during a test run. | `false` | N/A
 | `JEST_JUNIT_INCLUDE_SHORT_CONSOLE_OUTPUT` | `includeShortConsoleOutput` | Adds short console output (only message value) to any testSuite that generates stdout during a test run. | `false` | N/A
-| `JEST_JUNIT_REPORT_NO_RESULTS_AS_ERROR` | `reportNoResultsAsError` | Reports test files that failed to execute altogether due to a syntax or typescript compilation error, as a suite with a single test with `error` result. | `false` | N/A
+| `JEST_JUNIT_REPORT_NO_RESULTS_AS_ERROR` | `reportTestSuiteErrors` | Reports test suites that failed to execute altogether as `error`. _Note:_ since the suite name cannot be determined from files that fail to load, it will default to file path.| `false` | N/A
 | `JEST_USE_PATH_FOR_SUITE_NAME` | `usePathForSuiteName` | **DEPRECATED. Use `suiteNameTemplate` instead.** Use file path as the `name` attribute of `<testsuite>` | `"false"` | N/A
 
 
diff --git a/__tests__/buildJsonResults.test.js b/__tests__/buildJsonResults.test.js
index fefd960..d510d3e 100644
--- a/__tests__/buildJsonResults.test.js
+++ b/__tests__/buildJsonResults.test.js
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ describe('buildJsonResults', () => {
 
     const jsonResults = buildJsonResults(failingTestsReport, '/path/to/test',
         Object.assign({}, constants.DEFAULT_OPTIONS, {
-          reportNoResultsAsError: "true"
+          reportTestSuiteErrors: "true"
         }));
 
     const totals = jsonResults.testsuites[0]._attr;
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ describe('buildJsonResults', () => {
 
     const jsonResults = buildJsonResults(failingTestsReport, '/path/to/test',
         Object.assign({}, constants.DEFAULT_OPTIONS, {
-          reportNoResultsAsError: "true"
+          reportTestSuiteErrors: "true"
         }));
 
     const errorSuite = jsonResults.testsuites[1].testsuite[2];
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ describe('buildJsonResults', () => {
 
     const jsonResults = buildJsonResults(failingTestsReport, '/path/to/test',
         Object.assign({}, constants.DEFAULT_OPTIONS, {
-          reportNoResultsAsError: "true",
+          reportTestSuiteErrors: "true",
           suiteNameTemplate: "{displayName}-foo",
           titleTemplate: "{title}-bar"
         }));
diff --git a/constants/index.js b/constants/index.js
index df2eed1..f28550e 100644
--- a/constants/index.js
+++ b/constants/index.js
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ module.exports = {
     JEST_JUNIT_ADD_FILE_ATTRIBUTE: 'addFileAttribute',
     JEST_JUNIT_INCLUDE_CONSOLE_OUTPUT: 'includeConsoleOutput',
     JEST_JUNIT_INCLUDE_SHORT_CONSOLE_OUTPUT: 'includeShortConsoleOutput',
-    JEST_JUNIT_REPORT_NO_RESULTS_AS_ERROR: 'reportNoResultsAsError',
+    JEST_JUNIT_REPORT_NO_RESULTS_AS_ERROR: 'reportTestSuiteErrors',
     JEST_USE_PATH_FOR_SUITE_NAME: 'usePathForSuiteName',
     JEST_JUNIT_TEST_SUITE_PROPERTIES_JSON_FILE: 'testSuitePropertiesFile'
   },
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
     addFileAttribute: 'false',
     includeConsoleOutput: 'false',
     includeShortConsoleOutput: 'false',
-    reportNoResultsAsError: 'false',
+    reportTestSuiteErrors: 'false',
     testSuitePropertiesFile: 'junitProperties.js'
   },
   SUITENAME_VAR: 'suitename',
diff --git a/utils/buildJsonResults.js b/utils/buildJsonResults.js
index 221d412..8388a7d 100644
--- a/utils/buildJsonResults.js
+++ b/utils/buildJsonResults.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ module.exports = function (report, appDirectory, options) {
   // Iterate through outer testResults (test suites)
   report.testResults.forEach((suite) => {
     const noResults = suite.testResults.length === 0;
-    if (noResults && options.reportNoResultsAsError === 'false') {
+    if (noResults && options.reportTestSuiteErrors === 'false') {
       return;
     }