diff --git a/lib/plugin/screenshotOnFail.js b/lib/plugin/screenshotOnFail.js
index d9144d06e..fddfea643 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/screenshotOnFail.js
+++ b/lib/plugin/screenshotOnFail.js
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ module.exports = function (config) {
       return test.uuid;
     }
 
-    if (test.ctx) {
+    if (test.ctx && test.ctx.test.uuid) {
       return test.ctx.test.uuid;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/unit/plugin/screenshotOnFail_test.js b/test/unit/plugin/screenshotOnFail_test.js
index 6412c47d6..6c47c1dc7 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugin/screenshotOnFail_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/plugin/screenshotOnFail_test.js
@@ -44,5 +44,15 @@ describe('screenshotOnFail', () => {
     assert.equal('test1_1.failed.png', screenshotSaved.getCall(0).args[0]);
   });
 
+  it('should create screenshot with unique name when uuid is null', async () => {
+    screenshotOnFail({ uniqueScreenshotNames: true });
+    event.dispatcher.emit(event.test.failed, { title: 'test1' });
+    await recorder.promise();
+    assert.ok(screenshotSaved.called);
+    const fileName = screenshotSaved.getCall(0).args[0];
+    const regexpFileName = /test1_[0-9]{10}.failed.png/;
+    assert.equal(fileName.match(regexpFileName).length, 1);
+  });
+
   // TODO: write more tests for different options
 });