diff --git a/lib/TransactionRunner.js b/lib/TransactionRunner.js
index b8c33b5dd..d70b8919e 100644
--- a/lib/TransactionRunner.js
+++ b/lib/TransactionRunner.js
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class TransactionRunner {
   failTransaction(transaction, reason) {
     transaction.fail = true;
 
-    this.ensureTransactionResultsGeneralSection(transaction);
+    this.ensureTransactionErrors(transaction);
     if (reason) { transaction.errors.push({ severity: 'error', message: reason }); }
 
     if (!transaction.test) { transaction.test = this.createTest(transaction); }
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ class TransactionRunner {
   skipTransaction(transaction, reason) {
     transaction.skip = true;
 
-    this.ensureTransactionResultsGeneralSection(transaction);
+    this.ensureTransactionErrors(transaction);
     if (reason) { transaction.errors.push({ severity: 'warning', message: reason }); }
 
     if (!transaction.test) { transaction.test = this.createTest(transaction); }
@@ -376,16 +376,16 @@ class TransactionRunner {
       results = transaction.test.results = transaction.results;
     }
 
-    // Ensure transaction errors are propagates to the test.
-    // That way transaction errors are a part of an Apiary Reporter.
+    // Ensure transaction errors propagate to the test.
+    // That way transaction errors can make it to reporters.
     transaction.test.errors = transaction.errors;
 
     return results;
   }
 
-  // Ensures that given transaction object has 'results' with 'general' section
-  // where custom Gavel-like errors or warnings can be inserted.
-  ensureTransactionResultsGeneralSection(transaction) {
+  // Ensures that given transaction object has the "errors" key
+  // where custom test run errors (not validation errors) are stored.
+  ensureTransactionErrors(transaction) {
     if (!transaction.results) { transaction.results = {}; }
     if (!transaction.errors) { transaction.errors = []; }
 
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ class TransactionRunner {
     logger.debug('Emitting to reporters: test start');
     this.configuration.emitter.emit('test start', test, eventCallback);
 
-    this.ensureTransactionResultsGeneralSection(transaction);
+    this.ensureTransactionErrors(transaction);
 
     if (transaction.skip) {
       logger.debug('HTTP transaction was marked in hooks as to be skipped. Skipping');
diff --git a/lib/reporters/ApiaryReporter.js b/lib/reporters/ApiaryReporter.js
index abd03f59d..efa8bc6be 100644
--- a/lib/reporters/ApiaryReporter.js
+++ b/lib/reporters/ApiaryReporter.js
@@ -150,9 +150,6 @@ ApiaryReporter.prototype.configureEmitter = function configureEmitter(emitter) {
     if (this.serverError === true) { return callback(); }
     const data = this._transformTestToReporter(test);
 
-    if (!data.results.errors) { data.results.errors = []; }
-    if (!data.results.validationResult) { data.results.validationResult = {}; }
-
     if (Array.from(CONNECTION_ERRORS).includes(error.code)) {
       data.results.errors.push({
         severity: 'error', message: 'Error connecting to server under test!',
@@ -281,8 +278,8 @@ ApiaryReporter.prototype._transformTestToReporter = function _transformTestToRep
       request: test.request,
       realResponse: test.actual,
       expectedResponse: test.expected,
-      validationResult: test.results,
-      errors: test.errors,
+      validationResult: test.results || {},
+      errors: test.errors || [],
     },
   };
 };