diff --git a/source/reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.tpb b/source/reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.tpb
index 8b065b03e..a41b28f46 100644
--- a/source/reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.tpb
+++ b/source/reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.tpb
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ create or replace type body ut_xunit_reporter is
 
   member function get_common_item_attributes(a_item ut_suite_item) return varchar2 is
   begin
-    return ' skipped="' || a_item.results_count.disabled_count || '" error="' || a_item.results_count.errored_count || '"' || ' failure="' || a_item.results_count.failure_count || '" name="' || a_item.description || '"' || ' time="' || a_item.execution_time() || '" ';
+    return ' skipped="' || a_item.results_count.disabled_count || '" error="' || a_item.results_count.errored_count || '"' || ' failure="' || a_item.results_count.failure_count || '" name="' || nvl(a_item.description, a_item.name) || '"' || ' time="' || a_item.execution_time() || '" ';
   end;
 
 end;
diff --git a/tests/RunAll.sql b/tests/RunAll.sql
index 70a3480a6..0061851db 100644
--- a/tests/RunAll.sql
+++ b/tests/RunAll.sql
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ exec ut_coverage.coverage_start_develop();
 @@lib/RunTest.sql ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ProducesExpectedOutputs.sql
 @@lib/RunTest.sql ut_reporters/ut_html_reporter.UserOverrideSchemaCoverage.sql
 @@lib/RunTest.sql ut_reporters/ut_html_reporter.DefaultSchemaCoverage.sql
+@@lib/RunTest.sql ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnSuiteWithoutDesc.sql
+@@lib/RunTest.sql ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnTestWithoutDesc.sql
 
 @@lib/RunTest.sql ut/ut.run.AcceptsCoverageFileList.sql
 @@lib/RunTest.sql ut/ut.run.AcceptsCoverageFileListWithSutePaths.sql
diff --git a/tests/ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnSuiteWithoutDesc.sql b/tests/ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnSuiteWithoutDesc.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aff72377c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnSuiteWithoutDesc.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+set termout off
+create or replace package tst_package_xunit_nodesc as
+  --%suite
+
+  --%test(Test name)
+  procedure test1;
+end;
+/
+
+create or replace package body tst_package_xunit_nodesc as
+  procedure test1 is begin ut.expect(1).to_equal(1); end;
+  procedure test2 is begin ut.expect(1).to_equal(1); end;
+end;
+/
+
+set termout on
+
+declare
+  l_test_report ut_varchar2_list;
+  l_output_data       ut_varchar2_list;
+  l_output            varchar2(32767);
+  l_expected          varchar2(32767);
+begin
+  l_expected := q'[<testsuites tests="1" skipped="0" error="0" failure="0" name="" time="%" >
+<testsuite tests="1" id="1" package="tst_package_xunit_nodesc"  skipped="0" error="0" failure="0" name="tst_package_xunit_nodesc" time="%" >
+<testcase classname="tst_package_xunit_nodesc"  assertions="1" skipped="0" error="0" failure="0" name="Test name" time="%" >
+</testcase>
+</testsuite>
+</testsuites>]';
+
+  --act
+  select *
+  bulk collect into l_output_data
+  from table(ut.run('tst_package_xunit_nodesc',ut_xunit_reporter()));
+
+  l_output := ut_utils.table_to_clob(l_output_data);
+
+  --assert
+  if l_output like l_expected then
+    :test_result := ut_utils.tr_success;
+  else
+    dbms_output.put_line('Actual:"'||l_output||'"');
+  end if;
+end;
+/
+
+drop package tst_package_xunit_nodesc;
diff --git a/tests/ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnTestWithoutDesc.sql b/tests/ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnTestWithoutDesc.sql
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0865fd042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ut_reporters/ut_xunit_reporter.ReportOnTestWithoutDesc.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+set termout off
+create or replace package tst_package_xunit_nodesc as
+  --%suite(Suite name)
+
+  --%test
+  procedure test1;
+  
+  --%test(Test name)
+  procedure test2;  
+end;
+/
+
+create or replace package body tst_package_xunit_nodesc as
+  procedure test1 is begin ut.expect(1).to_equal(1); end;
+  procedure test2 is begin ut.expect(1).to_equal(1); end;
+end;
+/
+
+set termout on
+
+declare
+  l_test_report ut_varchar2_list;
+  l_output_data       ut_varchar2_list;
+  l_output            varchar2(32767);
+  l_expected          varchar2(32767);
+begin
+  l_expected := q'[<testsuites tests="2" skipped="0" error="0" failure="0" name="" time="%" >
+<testsuite tests="2" id="1" package="tst_package_xunit_nodesc"  skipped="0" error="0" failure="0" name="Suite name" time="%" >
+<testcase classname="tst_package_xunit_nodesc"  assertions="1" skipped="0" error="0" failure="0" name="test1" time="%" >
+</testcase>
+<testcase classname="tst_package_xunit_nodesc"  assertions="1" skipped="0" error="0" failure="0" name="Test name" time="%" >
+</testcase>
+</testsuite>
+</testsuites>]';
+
+  --act
+  select *
+  bulk collect into l_output_data
+  from table(ut.run('tst_package_xunit_nodesc',ut_xunit_reporter()));
+
+  l_output := ut_utils.table_to_clob(l_output_data);
+
+  --assert
+  if l_output like l_expected then
+    :test_result := ut_utils.tr_success;
+  else
+    dbms_output.put_line('Actual:"'||l_output||'"');
+  end if;
+end;
+/
+
+drop package tst_package_xunit_nodesc;