diff --git a/lib/converter.js b/lib/converter.js
index 3a09a2b..a203dde 100644
--- a/lib/converter.js
+++ b/lib/converter.js
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ function converter(options) {
   var testCase;
   var noMoreTests = false;
   var exitCode = 0;
+  var planPresent = false;
 
   tapParser.on('comment', function(comment) {
     // comment specifies boundaries between testsuites, unless feature disabled.
@@ -49,6 +50,10 @@ function converter(options) {
     testCase = newTest(comment);
   });
 
+  tapParser.on('plan', function() {
+    planPresent = true;
+  });
+
   tapParser.on('assert', function(assert) {
     // no test name was given, so all asserts go in a single test
     if (!testCase) {
@@ -99,11 +104,11 @@ function converter(options) {
       });
     });
 
-    if (tapParser.sawValidTap) {
+    if (tapParser.sawValidTap && planPresent) {
       var xmlString = serialize(testSuites);
       outStream.push(xmlString + '\n');
     } else {
-      // Fail no valid tap found (normally means no plan line present)
+      // Fail, no valid tap found (normally means no plan line present)
       // Note that is a less strict check than TapParser's strict mode.
       exitCode = 1;
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6697fe5..433a392 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "tap-xunit",
-  "version": "2.1.0",
+  "version": "2.2.0",
   "description": "TAP to xUnit XML converter.",
   "main": "lib/converter.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/test/runner.js b/test/runner.js
index 9bd9dd7..a4afc0c 100644
--- a/test/runner.js
+++ b/test/runner.js
@@ -69,8 +69,7 @@ function runBadInputTests() {
   var BAD_INPUT_DIR = 'test/bad';
 
   var testFiles = fs.readdirSync(BAD_INPUT_DIR);
-  for (var i = 0; i < testFiles.length; i++) {
-    var filename = testFiles[i];
+  testFiles.forEach(function(filename) {
     test('parse error: ' + filename, function(assert) {
       var badInputFilePath = path.join(BAD_INPUT_DIR, filename);
       var inputStream = fs.createReadStream(badInputFilePath, FILE_READ_OPTS);
@@ -82,5 +81,5 @@ function runBadInputTests() {
         assert.end();
       });
     });
-  }
+  });
 }