diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7690a27..a3d88cb 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ _Type_: Array or argument list
 _Default_: empty array
 
 Values to pass to the test. If the arguments themselves are arrays, they will be passed as multiple arguments to the test function.
+If a data item is an object, the `description` property is used to construct the individual test name.
 
 Returns:
   - `it`: define a test case (for use with BDD interface)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 2a5a486..f016d9b 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 
 var util = require('util');
 
-var test = global.test || global.it || require('mocha').test;
+var test = global.test || global.it;
+
+if (!test) {
+    throw new Error("'mocha' must be required before 'mocha-testdata'");
+}
 
 function testData(async) {
     var args = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments, 1);
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 88c5546..73e7add 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
     {
       "name": "Milan Gardian",
       "url": "https://github.com/milang"
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "Jason Heard",
+      "url": "https://github.com/101100"
     }
   ],
   "keywords": [