diff --git a/suite/stats.go b/suite/stats.go
index 261da37f7..be4ccd679 100644
--- a/suite/stats.go
+++ b/suite/stats.go
@@ -16,26 +16,30 @@ type TestInformation struct {
 }
 
 func newSuiteInformation() *SuiteInformation {
-	testStats := make(map[string]*TestInformation)
-
 	return &SuiteInformation{
-		TestStats: testStats,
+		TestStats: make(map[string]*TestInformation),
 	}
 }
 
-func (s SuiteInformation) start(testName string) {
+func (s *SuiteInformation) start(testName string) {
+	if s == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	s.TestStats[testName] = &TestInformation{
 		TestName: testName,
 		Start:    time.Now(),
 	}
 }
 
-func (s SuiteInformation) end(testName string, passed bool) {
+func (s *SuiteInformation) end(testName string, passed bool) {
+	if s == nil {
+		return
+	}
 	s.TestStats[testName].End = time.Now()
 	s.TestStats[testName].Passed = passed
 }
 
-func (s SuiteInformation) Passed() bool {
+func (s *SuiteInformation) Passed() bool {
 	for _, stats := range s.TestStats {
 		if !stats.Passed {
 			return false
diff --git a/suite/suite.go b/suite/suite.go
index a7ceba731..8a5c0534e 100644
--- a/suite/suite.go
+++ b/suite/suite.go
@@ -161,10 +161,7 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, suite TestingSuite) {
 
 					r := recover()
 
-					if stats != nil {
-						passed := !t.Failed() && r == nil
-						stats.end(method.Name, passed)
-					}
+					stats.end(method.Name, !t.Failed() && r == nil)
 
 					if afterTestSuite, ok := suite.(AfterTest); ok {
 						afterTestSuite.AfterTest(suiteName, method.Name)
@@ -185,9 +182,7 @@ func Run(t *testing.T, suite TestingSuite) {
 					beforeTestSuite.BeforeTest(methodFinder.Elem().Name(), method.Name)
 				}
 
-				if stats != nil {
-					stats.start(method.Name)
-				}
+				stats.start(method.Name)
 
 				method.Func.Call([]reflect.Value{reflect.ValueOf(suite)})
 			},