diff --git a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/CakeTestSuiteDispatcher.php b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/CakeTestSuiteDispatcher.php
index 3bb803c9a..1dfa3ca8a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/CakeTestSuiteDispatcher.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/CakeTestSuiteDispatcher.php
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ class CakeTestSuiteDispatcher {
 			'app' => $this->params['app'],
 			'plugin' => $this->params['plugin'],
 			'codeCoverage' => $this->params['codeCoverage'],
+			'showPasses' => !empty($this->params['show_passes']),
 			'baseUrl' => $this->_baseUrl,
 			'baseDir' => $this->_baseDir,
 		);
diff --git a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Reporter/CakeHtmlReporter.php b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Reporter/CakeHtmlReporter.php
index 8c31f2b03..15b64e120 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Reporter/CakeHtmlReporter.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/TestSuite/Reporter/CakeHtmlReporter.php
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ class CakeHtmlReporter extends CakeBaseReporter {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function paintPass(PHPUnit_Framework_Test $test, $time = null) {
-		if (isset($this->params['show_passes']) && $this->params['show_passes']) {
+		if (isset($this->params['showPasses']) && $this->params['showPasses']) {
 			echo "<li class='pass'>\n";
 			echo "<span>Passed</span> ";