diff --git a/lib/runner/test-runners/cucumber.js b/lib/runner/test-runners/cucumber.js
index 3295a29e1c..8755f957e3 100644
--- a/lib/runner/test-runners/cucumber.js
+++ b/lib/runner/test-runners/cucumber.js
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@ class CucumberSuite extends TestSuite {
   }
 
   shouldUseNightwatchFormatter(options) {
-    return ((!options.format && 
-      !this.argv.format && 
-      NightwatchEventHub.isAvailable) || 
+    return (NightwatchEventHub.isAvailable || 
       options.format === 'nightwatch-format' || 
       this.argv.format === 'nightwatch-format'
     );
@@ -113,7 +111,7 @@ class CucumberSuite extends TestSuite {
     }
 
     if (this.shouldUseNightwatchFormatter(options)) {
-      options.format = path.join(__dirname, '../../../cucumber-js/nightwatch-format.js');
+      options.format = [...(options.format || []), path.join(__dirname, '../../../cucumber-js/nightwatch-format.js')];
     }
 
     const {feature_path = ''} = options;
@@ -158,7 +156,11 @@ class CucumberSuite extends TestSuite {
 
       const allArgv = {
         ...options,
-        ...this.argv
+        ...this.argv,
+        format: [
+          ...(Array.isArray(options.format) ? options.format : (isString(options.format) ? [options.format] : [])),
+          ...(Array.isArray(this.argv.format) ? this.argv.format : (isString(this.argv.format) ? [this.argv.format] : []))
+        ]
       };
 
       if ((isDefined(allArgv[argName]) && allArgv[argName] !== '') ||