diff --git a/src/unity.h b/src/unity.h
index bcfb978..efdc2ae 100644
--- a/src/unity.h
+++ b/src/unity.h
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@
 // Basic Fail and Ignore
 //-------------------------------------------------------
 
-#define TEST_FAIL(message)                                                                         UNITY_TEST_FAIL(__LINE__, message)
+#define TEST_FAIL_MESSAGE(message)                                                                 UNITY_TEST_FAIL(__LINE__, message)
+#define TEST_FAIL()                                                                                UNITY_TEST_FAIL(__LINE__, NULL)
 #define TEST_IGNORE_MESSAGE(message)                                                               UNITY_TEST_IGNORE(__LINE__, message)
 #define TEST_IGNORE()                                                                              UNITY_TEST_IGNORE(__LINE__, NULL)
 #define TEST_ONLY()
diff --git a/test/testunity.c b/test/testunity.c
index e3753b0..153cc1a 100644
--- a/test/testunity.c
+++ b/test/testunity.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ void setUp(void)
 void tearDown(void)
 {
   if (SetToOneToFailInTearDown == 1)
-    TEST_FAIL("<= Failed in tearDown");
+    TEST_FAIL_MESSAGE("<= Failed in tearDown");
   if ((SetToOneMeanWeAlreadyCheckedThisGuy == 0) && (Unity.CurrentTestFailed > 0))
   {
     UnityPrint("[[[[ Previous Test Should Have Passed But Did Not ]]]]");
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ void testNotNotEqual(void)
 void testFail(void)
 {
     EXPECT_ABORT_BEGIN
-    TEST_FAIL("Expected for testing");
+    TEST_FAIL_MESSAGE("Expected for testing");
     VERIFY_FAILS_END
 }
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void testIgnore(void)
 {
     EXPECT_ABORT_BEGIN
     TEST_IGNORE();
-    TEST_FAIL("This should not be reached");
+    TEST_FAIL_MESSAGE("This should not be reached");
     VERIFY_IGNORES_END
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ void testIgnoreMessage(void)
 {
     EXPECT_ABORT_BEGIN
     TEST_IGNORE_MESSAGE("This is an expected TEST_IGNORE_MESSAGE string!");
-    TEST_FAIL("This should not be reached");
+    TEST_FAIL_MESSAGE("This should not be reached");
     VERIFY_IGNORES_END
 }