diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d3d730..8a91419 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,11 +62,12 @@ In [cases](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7515.html#appendix-F) where you
 only need the signing and verification feature of the JWS, you can omit the
 _payload_.
 
-#### validateJwt(jwt: string, key: string, hasErrorsEnabled: boolean = true, critHandlers?: Handlers): Promise<JwtObject | null>
+#### validateJwt(jwt: string, key: string, isThrowing: boolean = true, critHandlers?: Handlers): Promise<JwtObject | null>
 
 The function `validateJwt` returns a _promise_ which - if the JWT is valid -
 resolves to a JWT representation as JavaScript object:
-`{header, payload, signature}`.
+`{ header, payload, signature }`. If the Jwt is invalid the promise resolves to
+`null` or an `Error` is thrown - depending how you set the boolean `isThrowing`.
 
 #### setExpiration(exp: number | Date): number
 
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@ for await (const req of serve("0.0.0.0:8000")) {
     req.respond({ body: encode(jwt + "\n") })
   } else {
     const requestBody = decode(await Deno.readAll(req.body))
-    ;(await validateJwt(requestBody, key, false))
+    await validateJwt(requestBody, key, false)
       ? req.respond({ body: encode("Valid JWT\n") })
       : req.respond({ body: encode("Invalid JWT\n"), status: 401 })
   }
diff --git a/validate.ts b/validate.ts
index 30bbf7f..1a25d8a 100644
--- a/validate.ts
+++ b/validate.ts
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ function parseAndDecode(jwt: string): JwtObject {
 async function validateJwt(
   jwt: string,
   key: string,
-  hasErrorsEnabled = true,
+  isThrowing = true,
   critHandlers?: Handlers
 ): Promise<JwtObject | null> {
   try {
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ async function validateJwt(
     else throw Error("signatures don't match")
   } catch (err) {
     err.message = `Invalid JWT: ${err.message}`
-    if (hasErrorsEnabled) throw err
+    if (isThrowing) throw err
     else return null
   }
 }