diff --git a/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp.XUnit/Library.FSharp.XUnit.fsproj b/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp.XUnit/Library.FSharp.XUnit.fsproj
index b8d9d83ad..ec09f7212 100644
--- a/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp.XUnit/Library.FSharp.XUnit.fsproj
+++ b/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp.XUnit/Library.FSharp.XUnit.fsproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
     <GenerateProgramFile>true</GenerateProgramFile>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
diff --git a/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp/Library.FSharp.fsproj b/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp/Library.FSharp.fsproj
index 6dffa25b9..bb01451be 100644
--- a/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp/Library.FSharp.fsproj
+++ b/integrationtest/TargetProjects/NetCore/Library.FSharp/Library.FSharp.fsproj
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
 
   <PropertyGroup>
-    <TargetFramework>net6.0</TargetFramework>
+    <TargetFramework>net8.0</TargetFramework>
   </PropertyGroup>
 
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core.UnitTest/TestRunners/VsTestRunnerPoolTests.cs b/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core.UnitTest/TestRunners/VsTestRunnerPoolTests.cs
index f0f0233cd..22ee4a81f 100644
--- a/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core.UnitTest/TestRunners/VsTestRunnerPoolTests.cs
+++ b/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core.UnitTest/TestRunners/VsTestRunnerPoolTests.cs
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public void IdentifyNonCoveredMutants()
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
-    public void WorksWhenAllMutantsAreIgnoredPool()
+    public void ShouldIgnoreCoverageAnalysisWhenEmpty()
     {
         var options = new StrykerOptions
         {
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ public void WorksWhenAllMutantsAreIgnoredPool()
 
         var analyzer = new CoverageAnalyser(options);
         analyzer.DetermineTestCoverage(SourceProjectInfo, runner, new[] { Mutant, OtherMutant }, TestGuidsList.NoTest());
-        Mutant.CoveringTests.Count.ShouldBe(0);
+        Mutant.CoveringTests.IsEveryTest.ShouldBeTrue();
     }
 
     [TestMethod]
@@ -666,8 +666,9 @@ public void DetectUnexpectedCase()
 
         var mockVsTest = BuildVsTestRunnerPool(options, out var runner);
 
+        var testResult = BuildCoverageTestResult("T0", new[] { "0;", "" });
         var buildCase = BuildCase("unexpected", TestFrameworks.NUnit);
-        SetupMockCoverageRun(mockVsTest, new[] { new VsTest.TestResult(buildCase) { Outcome = VsTest.TestOutcome.Passed } });
+        SetupMockCoverageRun(mockVsTest, new[] { new VsTest.TestResult(buildCase) { Outcome = VsTest.TestOutcome.Passed }, testResult });
 
         var analyzer = new CoverageAnalyser(options);
         analyzer.DetermineTestCoverage(SourceProjectInfo, runner, new[] { Mutant, OtherMutant }, TestGuidsList.NoTest());
diff --git a/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/CoverageAnalysis/CoverageAnalyser.cs b/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/CoverageAnalysis/CoverageAnalyser.cs
index 152170f27..e10cb2a42 100644
--- a/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/CoverageAnalysis/CoverageAnalyser.cs
+++ b/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/CoverageAnalysis/CoverageAnalyser.cs
@@ -30,11 +30,7 @@ public void DetermineTestCoverage(IProjectAndTests project, ITestRunner runner,
         if (!_options.OptimizationMode.HasFlag(OptimizationModes.SkipUncoveredMutants) &&
             !_options.OptimizationMode.HasFlag(OptimizationModes.CoverageBasedTest))
         {
-            foreach (var mutant in mutants)
-            {
-                mutant.CoveringTests = TestGuidsList.EveryTest();
-                mutant.AssessingTests = TestGuidsList.EveryTest();
-            }
+            AssumeAllTestsAreNeeded(mutants);
 
             return;
         }
@@ -42,9 +38,25 @@ public void DetermineTestCoverage(IProjectAndTests project, ITestRunner runner,
         ParseCoverage(runner.CaptureCoverage(project), mutants, new TestGuidsList(resultFailingTests.GetGuids()));
     }
 
+    private static void AssumeAllTestsAreNeeded(IEnumerable<IMutant> mutants)
+    {
+        foreach (var mutant in mutants)
+        {
+            mutant.CoveringTests = TestGuidsList.EveryTest();
+            mutant.AssessingTests = TestGuidsList.EveryTest();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void ParseCoverage(IEnumerable<CoverageRunResult> coverage, IEnumerable<IMutant> mutantsToScan,
         TestGuidsList failedTests)
     {
+        if (coverage.Sum(c => c.MutationsCovered.Count) == 0)
+        {
+            _logger.LogError("It looks like the test coverage capture failed. Disable coverage based optimisation.");
+            AssumeAllTestsAreNeeded(mutantsToScan);
+            return;
+        }
+
         var dubiousTests = new HashSet<Guid>();
         var trustedTests = new HashSet<Guid>();
         var testIds = new HashSet<Guid>();
diff --git a/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/Initialisation/InitialisationProcess.cs b/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/Initialisation/InitialisationProcess.cs
index 088cd0c9c..7a63c6a9f 100644
--- a/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/Initialisation/InitialisationProcess.cs
+++ b/src/Stryker.Core/Stryker.Core/Initialisation/InitialisationProcess.cs
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ private InitialTestRun InitialTest(IStrykerOptions options, SourceProjectInfo pr
         }
 
         throw new InputException(
-            "No test has been detected. Make sure your test project contains test and is compatible with VsTest." +
+            "No test result reported. Make sure your test project contains test and is compatible with VsTest." +
             string.Join(Environment.NewLine, projectInfo.Warnings));
     }