diff --git a/lib/in-memory-report.js b/lib/in-memory-report.js
index dd50409..f938c6a 100644
--- a/lib/in-memory-report.js
+++ b/lib/in-memory-report.js
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
+var Report = require('istanbul').Report
+var util = require('util')
 
 function InMemoryReport (opt) {
-  this.browser = opt.browser
-  this.emitter = opt.emitter
+  this.opt = opt
 }
 
+util.inherits(InMemoryReport, Report)
+
 InMemoryReport.prototype.writeReport = function (collector, sync) {
-  this.emitter.emit('coverage_complete', this.browser, collector.getFinalCoverage())
+  if (!this.opt.emitter || !this.opt.emitter.emit) {
+    console.error('Could not raise "coverage_complete" event, missing emitter because it was not supplied during initialization of the reporter')
+  } else {
+    this.opt.emitter.emit('coverage_complete', this.opt.browser, collector.getFinalCoverage())
+  }
 }
 
 InMemoryReport.TYPE = 'in-memory'
diff --git a/test/in-memory-report.spec.coffee b/test/in-memory-report.spec.coffee
index 90213bc..01e4a7d 100644
--- a/test/in-memory-report.spec.coffee
+++ b/test/in-memory-report.spec.coffee
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 InMemoryReport = require '../lib/in-memory-report'
+istanbul = require 'istanbul';
 
 describe 'InMemoryReport', ->  
 
@@ -17,3 +18,9 @@ describe 'InMemoryReport', ->
     
   it 'should be of type "in-memory"', ->
     expect(InMemoryReport.TYPE).to.be.equal('in-memory')
+
+  it 'should not fail when created without arguments', ->
+    expect(new InMemoryReport()).to.be.ok
+    
+  it 'should inherit from Report', ->
+    expect(new InMemoryReport()).to.be.an.instanceof(istanbul.Report)
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