diff --git a/lib/metaltest.js b/lib/metaltest.js
index 4a3104e..8e5aa64 100644
--- a/lib/metaltest.js
+++ b/lib/metaltest.js
@@ -5,13 +5,23 @@ const metaltest = (title) => {
   const after = []
   const end = []
 
-
   let success = 0
   let fail = 0
   const testSuccess = []
   const testFail = []
 
-  const stats = () => {
+  const stats = (type, test, error) => {
+    switch (type) {
+      case 'success':
+        success++
+        testSuccess.push(test)
+        break
+      case 'fail':
+        fail++
+        testFail.push(Object.assign({}, test, { error }))
+        break
+    }
+
     return { title, success, fail, total: success + fail, testSuccess, testFail }
   }
 
@@ -40,14 +50,11 @@ const metaltest = (title) => {
       try {
         for (const fn of before) await fn()
         await test.fn()
-
-        success++
-        testSuccess.push(test)
+        stats('success', test)
         notify(reporters, 'success', test)
       }
       catch (error) {
-        fail++
-        testFail.push(Object.assign({}, test, { error }))
+        stats('fail', test, error)
         notify(reporters, 'fail', test, error)
       }
     }
@@ -56,20 +63,19 @@ const metaltest = (title) => {
       try {
         await test.fn(stats())
 
-        success++
-        testSuccess.push(test)
+        stats('success', test)
         notify(reporters, 'success', test)
       } catch (error) {
-        fail++
-        testFail.push(Object.assign({}, test, { error }))
+        stats('fail', test, error)
         notify(reporters, 'fail', test, error)
       }
     }
 
     for (const fn of after) await fn()
 
-    notify(reporters, 'end', stats())
-    return stats
+    const r = stats()
+    notify(reporters, 'end', r)
+    return r
   }
 
   return runner