diff --git a/example.js b/example.js
index c0827da..ea62dbf 100644
--- a/example.js
+++ b/example.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ const tasks = new Listr([
 
 							delay(2000)
 								.then(() => {
-									observer.next(`bar`);
+									observer.next('bar');
 									return delay(2000);
 								})
 								.then(() => {
@@ -79,6 +79,6 @@ const tasks = new Listr([
 	renderer
 });
 
-tasks.run().catch(err => {
-	console.error(err.message);
+tasks.run().catch(error => {
+	console.error(error.message);
 });
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5819627..3554e7c 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ class Listr {
 			showSubtasks: true,
 			concurrent: false,
 			renderer: 'default',
-			nonTTYRenderer: 'verbose'
+			nonTTYRenderer: 'verbose',
+			failParentTaskOnErrors: true
 		}, opts);
 		this._tasks = [];
 
@@ -98,20 +99,20 @@ class Listr {
 
 		return tasks
 			.then(() => {
-				if (errors.length > 0) {
-					const err = new ListrError('Something went wrong');
-					err.errors = errors;
-					throw err;
+				if (this._options.failParentTaskOnErrors && errors.length > 0) {
+					const error = new ListrError('Something went wrong');
+					error.errors = errors;
+					throw error;
 				}
 
 				this._renderer.end();
 
 				return context;
 			})
-			.catch(err => {
-				err.context = context;
-				this._renderer.end(err);
-				throw err;
+			.catch(error => {
+				error.context = context;
+				this._renderer.end(error);
+				throw error;
 			});
 	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/task.js b/lib/task.js
index 2315d54..9413e7e 100644
--- a/lib/task.js
+++ b/lib/task.js
@@ -171,29 +171,29 @@ class Task extends Subject {
 					this.state = state.COMPLETED;
 				}
 			})
-			.catch(err => {
+			.catch(error => {
 				this.state = state.FAILED;
 
-				if (err instanceof ListrError) {
-					wrapper.report(err);
+				if (error instanceof ListrError) {
+					wrapper.report(error);
 					return;
 				}
 
 				if (!this.hasSubtasks()) {
 					// Do not show the message if we have subtasks as the error is already shown in the subtask
-					this.output = err.message;
+					this.output = error.message;
 				}
 
 				this.next({
 					type: 'DATA',
-					data: err.message
+					data: error.message
 				});
 
-				wrapper.report(err);
+				wrapper.report(error);
 
 				if (this._listr.exitOnError !== false) {
 					// Do not exit when explicitely set to `false`
-					throw err;
+					throw error;
 				}
 			})
 			.then(() => {
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index a2ea329..dcb99dc 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -406,6 +406,14 @@ Default: `true`
 
 Set to `false` if you don't want to stop the execution of other tasks when one or more tasks fail.
 
+##### failParentTaskOnErrors
+
+Type: `boolean`<br>
+Default: `true`
+
+Set to `false` if you don't want show failed state in parent task when a sub tasks fails.
+
+
 ##### renderer
 
 Type: `string` `object`<br>
diff --git a/test/exit-on-error.js b/test/exit-on-error.js
index e9bfcf6..4c34d0a 100644
--- a/test/exit-on-error.js
+++ b/test/exit-on-error.js
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ test('exit on error', async t => {
 
 	try {
 		await list.run();
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.is(err.message, 'Something went wrong');
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error.message, 'Something went wrong');
 	}
 });
 
@@ -54,9 +54,9 @@ test('set `exitOnError` to false', async t => {
 
 	try {
 		await list.run();
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.is(err.message, 'Something went wrong');
-		t.is(err.errors.length, 1);
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error.message, 'Something went wrong');
+		t.is(error.errors.length, 1);
 	}
 });
 
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ test('set `exitOnError` to false in nested list', async t => {
 
 	try {
 		await list.run();
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.is(err.message, 'Something went wrong');
-		t.is(err.errors.length, 1);
-		t.is(err.errors[0].message, 'Unicorn failed');
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error.message, 'Something went wrong');
+		t.is(error.errors.length, 1);
+		t.is(error.errors[0].message, 'Unicorn failed');
 	}
 });
 
@@ -167,14 +167,67 @@ test('set `exitOnError` to false in root', async t => {
 
 	try {
 		await list.run();
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.is(err.name, 'ListrError');
-		t.is(err.errors.length, 2);
-		t.is(err.errors[0].message, 'Foo failed');
-		t.is(err.errors[1].message, 'Unicorn failed');
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error.name, 'ListrError');
+		t.is(error.errors.length, 2);
+		t.is(error.errors[0].message, 'Foo failed');
+		t.is(error.errors[1].message, 'Unicorn failed');
 	}
 });
 
+test('set `exitOnError` to false in root, set `failParentTaskOnErrors` to false in child task and do not raise ListError', async t => {
+	t.plan(13);
+
+	const list = new Listr([
+		{
+			title: 'foo',
+			task: () => Promise.reject(new Error('Foo failed'))
+		},
+		{
+			title: 'bar',
+			task: () => {
+				return new Listr([
+					{
+						title: 'unicorn',
+						task: () => Promise.reject(new Error('Unicorn failed'))
+					},
+					{
+						title: 'rainbow',
+						task: () => Promise.resolve()
+					}
+				], {
+					failParentTaskOnErrors: false
+				});
+			}
+		},
+		{
+			title: 'baz',
+			task: () => Promise.resolve()
+		}
+	], {
+		exitOnError: false,
+		renderer: SimpleRenderer
+	});
+
+	testOutput(t, [
+		'foo [started]',
+		'foo [failed]',
+		'> Foo failed',
+		'bar [started]',
+		'unicorn [started]',
+		'unicorn [failed]',
+		'> Unicorn failed',
+		'rainbow [started]',
+		'rainbow [completed]',
+		'bar [completed]',
+		'baz [started]',
+		'baz [completed]',
+		'done'
+	]);
+
+	await list.run();
+});
+
 test('set `exitOnError` to false in root and true in child', async t => {
 	t.plan(16);
 
@@ -226,11 +279,11 @@ test('set `exitOnError` to false in root and true in child', async t => {
 
 	try {
 		await list.run();
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.is(err.name, 'ListrError');
-		t.is(err.errors.length, 2);
-		t.is(err.errors[0].message, 'Foo failed');
-		t.is(err.errors[1].message, 'Unicorn failed');
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error.name, 'ListrError');
+		t.is(error.errors.length, 2);
+		t.is(error.errors[0].message, 'Foo failed');
+		t.is(error.errors[1].message, 'Unicorn failed');
 	}
 });
 
@@ -264,10 +317,10 @@ test('exit on error throws error object with context', async t => {
 
 	try {
 		await list.run();
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.is(err.name, 'ListrError');
-		t.is(err.errors.length, 1);
-		t.is(err.errors[0].message, 'Foo failed');
-		t.deepEqual(err.context, {foo: 'bar'});
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error.name, 'ListrError');
+		t.is(error.errors.length, 1);
+		t.is(error.errors[0].message, 'Foo failed');
+		t.deepEqual(error.context, {foo: 'bar'});
 	}
 });
diff --git a/test/test.js b/test/test.js
index b1d4d1d..be1306e 100644
--- a/test/test.js
+++ b/test/test.js
@@ -192,9 +192,9 @@ test('context is attached to error object', async t => {
 	try {
 		await list.run();
 		t.fail('Should throw error');
-	} catch (err) {
-		t.is(err.message, 'foo bar');
-		t.deepEqual(err.context, {
+	} catch (error) {
+		t.is(error.message, 'foo bar');
+		t.deepEqual(error.context, {
 			foo: 'bar'
 		});
 	}