diff --git a/src/main/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ExecutionListener.java b/src/main/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ExecutionListener.java
index bbf1a05..1c77bd0 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ExecutionListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ExecutionListener.java
@@ -237,8 +237,11 @@ private static Stream<Throwable> throwables(Set<ITestResult> results) {
 
 	private static Throwable chain(Stream<Throwable> failures) {
 		Iterator<Throwable> iterator = failures.iterator();
-		Throwable throwable = iterator.next();
-		iterator.forEachRemaining(throwable::addSuppressed);
+		Throwable throwable = null;
+		if (iterator.hasNext()) {
+			throwable = iterator.next();
+			iterator.forEachRemaining(throwable::addSuppressed);
+		}
 		return throwable;
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/AbstractIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/AbstractIntegrationTests.java
index a3148d9..318325e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/AbstractIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/AbstractIntegrationTests.java
@@ -11,18 +11,24 @@
 package org.junit.support.testng.engine;
 
 import static java.util.function.Predicate.isEqual;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.allOf;
 import static org.junit.platform.commons.util.FunctionUtils.where;
+import static org.junit.platform.engine.TestExecutionResult.Status.ABORTED;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.Event.byTestDescriptor;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EventConditions.container;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EventConditions.displayName;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EventConditions.event;
+import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EventConditions.finished;
 import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EventConditions.uniqueIdSubstring;
+import static org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.TestExecutionResultConditions.status;
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 import org.assertj.core.api.Condition;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
 import org.junit.platform.engine.TestDescriptor;
+import org.junit.platform.engine.TestExecutionResult;
 import org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.EngineTestKit;
 import org.junit.platform.testkit.engine.Event;
 
@@ -48,4 +54,13 @@ static Condition<Event> legacyReportingName(String legacyReportingName) {
 			byTestDescriptor(where(TestDescriptor::getLegacyReportingName, isEqual(legacyReportingName))),
 			"descriptor with legacy reporting name '%s'", legacyReportingName);
 	}
+
+	static Condition<Event> abortedWithoutReason() {
+		return finished(allOf(status(ABORTED), emptyThrowable()));
+	}
+
+	static Condition<TestExecutionResult> emptyThrowable() {
+		return new Condition<>(where(TestExecutionResult::getThrowable, Optional::isEmpty), "throwable is empty");
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ConfigurationMethodIntegrationTests.java b/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ConfigurationMethodIntegrationTests.java
index 92f4218..d258235 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ConfigurationMethodIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/junit/support/testng/engine/ConfigurationMethodIntegrationTests.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void reportsFailureFromEarlyEngineLevelConfigurationMethodAsAborted(Class<?> tes
 			event(testClass(testClass), started()), //
 			event(test("method:test()"), started()), //
 			event(test("method:test()"), abortedWithReason(message("boom"))), //
-			event(testClass(testClass), finishedSuccessfully()), //
+			event(testClass(testClass), abortedWithoutReason()), //
 			event(engine(), finishedWithFailure(message("boom"))));
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeSuiteConfigurationMethodTestCase.java b/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeSuiteConfigurationMethodTestCase.java
index b7c959a..470bb19 100644
--- a/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeSuiteConfigurationMethodTestCase.java
+++ b/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeSuiteConfigurationMethodTestCase.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 package example.configuration.methods;
 
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeSuite;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ public void beforeSuite() {
 		throw new AssertionError("boom");
 	}
 
+	@BeforeMethod
+	public void beforeMethod() {
+		// never called
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void test() {
 		// never called
diff --git a/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeTestConfigurationMethodTestCase.java b/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeTestConfigurationMethodTestCase.java
index 17468cb..63a9e95 100644
--- a/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeTestConfigurationMethodTestCase.java
+++ b/src/testFixtures/java/example/configuration/methods/FailingBeforeTestConfigurationMethodTestCase.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 package example.configuration.methods;
 
+import org.testng.annotations.BeforeMethod;
 import org.testng.annotations.BeforeTest;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
@@ -20,6 +21,11 @@ public void beforeTest() {
 		throw new AssertionError("boom");
 	}
 
+	@BeforeMethod
+	public void beforeMethod() {
+		// never called
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void test() {
 		// never called