diff --git a/lib/metaltest.js b/lib/metaltest.js
index c4f0192..d8e90a7 100644
--- a/lib/metaltest.js
+++ b/lib/metaltest.js
@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ const metaltest = (title) => {
         success++
         notify(reporters, 'success', test)
       }
-      catch (e) {
+      catch (error) {
         fail++
 
-        testFail.push(Object.assign({}, test, { error: e }))
-        notify(reporters, 'fail', test, e)
+        testFail.push(Object.assign({}, test, { error }))
+        notify(reporters, 'fail', test, error)
       }
     }