diff --git a/testharness.js b/testharness.js
index 5a2cd2a..5a602ff 100644
--- a/testharness.js
+++ b/testharness.js
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ policies and contribution forms [3].
  *    author - Name and contact information for the author of the test in the
  *             format: "Name <email_addr>" or "Name http://contact/url"
  *
+ *    flags - space separated list of test flags in addition to any present in
+ *            the head metadata
+ *
  * == Asynchronous Tests ==
  *
  * Testing asynchronous features is somewhat more complex since the result of
diff --git a/testharnessreport.js b/testharnessreport.js
index fa73347..4129394 100644
--- a/testharnessreport.js
+++ b/testharnessreport.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ var metadata_generator = {
 
     currentMetadata: {},
     cachedMetadata: false,
-    metadataProperties: ['help', 'assert', 'author'],
+    metadataProperties: ['help', 'assert', 'author', 'flags'],
     
     error: function(message) {
         var messageElement = document.createElement('p');
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ var metadata_generator = {
         for (var metaIndex = 0; metaIndex < this.metadataProperties.length;
              metaIndex++) {
             var meta = this.metadataProperties[metaIndex];
-            if (test.properties.hasOwnProperty(meta)) {
+            if (test.properties.hasOwnProperty(meta) && test.properties[meta]) {
                 if ('author' == meta) {
                     this.validateContact(test, meta);
                 }
@@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ var metadata_generator = {
                     showSource = true;
                 }
             }
+            else if (1 < tests.length) {
+//                message = 'Cached metadata not present. ';
+                showSource = true;
+            }
         }
         
         if (message) {