diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b1eadaaf..296c56bc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,3 +31,4 @@ Gemfile.lock
 gemfiles/*.gemfile.lock
 reports/pacts
 spec/examples.txt
+*bethtest*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/pact/cli.rb b/lib/pact/cli.rb
index d1337022..ba2ee8c5 100755
--- a/lib/pact/cli.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/cli.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class CLI < Thor
     desc 'verify', "Verify a pact"
     method_option :pact_helper, aliases: "-h", desc: "Pact helper file", :required => true
     method_option :pact_uri, aliases: "-p", desc: "Pact URI"
-    method_option :wip, type: :boolean, default: false, desc: "If WIP, process will always exit with exit code 0", hide: true
+    method_option :ignore_failures, type: :boolean, default: false, desc: "Process will always exit with exit code 0", hide: true
     method_option :pact_broker_username, aliases: "-u", desc: "Pact broker user name"
     method_option :pact_broker_password, aliases: "-w", desc: "Pact broker password"
     method_option :backtrace, aliases: "-b", desc: "Show full backtrace", :default => false, :type => :boolean
diff --git a/lib/pact/cli/run_pact_verification.rb b/lib/pact/cli/run_pact_verification.rb
index 1fdbaca1..97d32492 100644
--- a/lib/pact/cli/run_pact_verification.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/cli/run_pact_verification.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ def pact_spec_options
           criteria: SpecCriteria.call(options),
           format: options[:format],
           out: options[:out],
-          wip: options[:wip]
+          ignore_failures: options[:ignore_failures]
         }
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/pact/provider/pact_spec_runner.rb b/lib/pact/provider/pact_spec_runner.rb
index 2d6e887a..d1dbc4ec 100644
--- a/lib/pact/provider/pact_spec_runner.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/provider/pact_spec_runner.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def run_specs
           ::RSpec::Core::CommandLine.new(NoConfigurationOptions.new)
             .run(::RSpec.configuration.output_stream, ::RSpec.configuration.error_stream)
         end
-        options[:wip] ? 0 : exit_code
+        options[:ignore_failures] ? 0 : exit_code
       end
 
       def rspec_runner_options
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ def initialize_specs
         pact_sources.each do | pact_source |
           options = {
             criteria: @options[:criteria],
-            wip: @options[:wip]
+            ignore_failures: @options[:ignore_failures]
           }
           honour_pactfile pact_source.uri, ordered_pact_json(pact_source.pact_json), options
         end
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ def configure_output
 
         ::RSpec.configuration.full_backtrace = @options[:full_backtrace]
 
-        ::RSpec.configuration.failure_color = :yellow if @options[:wip]
+        ::RSpec.configuration.failure_color = :yellow if @options[:ignore_failures]
       end
 
       def ordered_pact_json(pact_json)
diff --git a/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb b/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb
index 70616e43..d9883bef 100644
--- a/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/provider/rspec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module ClassMethods
         include ::RSpec::Core::DSL
 
         def honour_pactfile pact_uri, pact_json, options
-          pact_description = options[:wip] ? "WIP pact" : "pact"
+          pact_description = options[:ignore_failures] ? "Pending pact" : "pact"
           Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts "INFO: Reading #{pact_description} at #{pact_uri}"
           Pact.configuration.output_stream.puts "INFO: Filtering interactions by: #{options[:criteria]}" if options[:criteria] && options[:criteria].any?
           consumer_contract = Pact::ConsumerContract.from_json(pact_json)
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def describe_interaction interaction, options
             pact_interaction: interaction,
             pact_interaction_example_description: interaction_description_for_rerun_command(interaction),
             pact_uri: options[:pact_uri],
-            pact_wip: options[:wip]
+            pact_ignore_failures: options[:ignore_failures]
           }
 
           describe description_for(interaction), metadata do
diff --git a/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb b/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb
index 0bcb9fd8..00a4ee62 100644
--- a/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3.rb
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ def failed_interactions_count(summary)
           summary.failed_examples.collect{ |e| e.metadata[:pact_interaction_example_description] }.uniq.size
         end
 
-        def wip?(summary)
-          summary.failed_examples.any?{ |e| e.metadata[:pact_wip] }
+        def ignore_failures?(summary)
+          summary.failed_examples.any?{ |e| e.metadata[:pact_ignore_failures] }
         end
 
         def failure_title summary
-          if wip?(summary)
+          if ignore_failures?(summary)
             "#{failed_interactions_count(summary)} pending"
           else
             ::RSpec::Core::Formatters::Helpers.pluralize(failed_interactions_count(summary), "failure")
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def color_for_summary summary
         end
 
         def print_rerun_commands summary
-          if wip?(summary)
+          if ignore_failures?(summary)
             output.puts("\nPending interactions: (Failures listed here are expected and do not affect your suite's status)\n\n")
           else
             output.puts("\nFailed interactions:\n\n")
diff --git a/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper.rb b/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper.rb
index 0431afad..1daaab0a 100644
--- a/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper.rb
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ def verify_command pact_helper, pact_uri, rspec_opts, verification_opts
       command_parts << "-S pact verify"
       command_parts << "--pact-helper" << Shellwords.escape(pact_helper.end_with?(".rb") ? pact_helper : pact_helper + ".rb")
       (command_parts << "--pact-uri" << pact_uri) if pact_uri
-      command_parts << "--wip" if verification_opts[:wip]
+      command_parts << "--ignore-failures" if verification_opts[:ignore_failures]
       command_parts << "--pact-broker-username" << ENV['PACT_BROKER_USERNAME'] if ENV['PACT_BROKER_USERNAME']
       command_parts << "--pact-broker-password" << ENV['PACT_BROKER_PASSWORD'] if ENV['PACT_BROKER_PASSWORD']
       command_parts << "--backtrace" if ENV['BACKTRACE'] == 'true'
diff --git a/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task.rb b/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task.rb
index e328cbf9..644abf4d 100644
--- a/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task.rb
+++ b/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task.rb
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ class VerificationTask < ::Rake::TaskLib
 
     attr_reader :pact_spec_configs
     attr_accessor :rspec_opts
-    attr_accessor :wip
+    attr_accessor :ignore_failures
 
     def initialize(name)
       @rspec_opts = nil
-      @wip = false
+      @ignore_failures = false
       @pact_spec_configs = []
       @name = name
       yield self
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def rake_task
           require 'pact/tasks/task_helper'
 
           exit_statuses = pact_spec_configs.collect do | config |
-            Pact::TaskHelper.execute_pact_verify config[:uri], config[:pact_helper], rspec_opts, { wip: wip }
+            Pact::TaskHelper.execute_pact_verify config[:uri], config[:pact_helper], rspec_opts, { ignore_failures: ignore_failures }
           end
 
           Pact::TaskHelper.handle_verification_failure do
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3_spec.rb
index 7cb52d0e..643e3dc1 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/provider/rspec/formatter_rspec_3_spec.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ module RSpec
               pactfile_uri: pactfile_uri,
               pact_interaction_example_description: description,
               pact_json: pact_json,
-              pact_wip: wip
+              pact_ignore_failures: ignore_failures
             }
           end
           let(:metadata_2) { metadata.merge(pact_interaction_example_description: 'another interaction')}
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module RSpec
           let(:summary) { double("summary", failure_count: 1, failed_examples: failed_examples, examples: examples)}
           let(:pact_executing_language) { 'ruby' }
           let(:pact_interaction_rerun_command) { Pact::TaskHelper::PACT_INTERACTION_RERUN_COMMAND }
-          let(:wip) { nil }
+          let(:ignore_failures) { nil }
 
           subject { Formatter.new output }
 
@@ -105,8 +105,8 @@ module RSpec
               end
             end
 
-            context "when wip is true" do
-              let(:wip) { true }
+            context "when ignore_failures is true" do
+              let(:ignore_failures) { true }
 
               it "reports failures as pending" do
                 expect(output_result).to include("1 pending")
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper_spec.rb
index 385fe6f5..8ed2a10b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/tasks/task_helper_spec.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ module Pact
       let(:ruby_path) { "/path/to/ruby" }
       let(:pact_uri) { "/pact/uri" }
       let(:default_pact_helper_path) { "/pact/helper/path.rb" }
-      let(:verification_options) { { wip: wip } }
-      let(:wip) { nil }
+      let(:verification_options) { { ignore_failures: ignore_failures } }
+      let(:ignore_failures) { nil }
 
       before do
         stub_const("FileUtils::RUBY", ruby_path)
@@ -119,10 +119,10 @@ module Pact
         end
       end
 
-      context "with wip: true" do
-        let(:wip) { true }
-        it "executes the command with --wip" do
-          expect(TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_cmd).with(/ --wip\b/)
+      context "with ignore_failures: true" do
+        let(:ignore_failures) { true }
+        it "executes the command with --ignore-failures" do
+          expect(TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_cmd).with(/ --ignore-failures\b/)
           TaskHelper.execute_pact_verify(pact_uri, nil, nil, verification_options)
         end
       end
diff --git a/spec/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task_spec.rb b/spec/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task_spec.rb
index d86520c6..5ec6a2ec 100644
--- a/spec/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/pact/tasks/verification_task_spec.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ module Pact
       @pact_uri = 'http://example.org/pact.json'
       @task_name = 'pact:verify:pact_rake_spec'
       @task_name_with_explict_pact_helper = 'pact:verify:pact_rake_spec_with_explict_pact_helper'
-      @task_name_wip = 'pact:verify:pact_rake_spec_wip'
+      @task_name_ignore_failures = 'pact:verify:pact_rake_spec_ignore_failures'
       @consumer = 'some-consumer'
       @criteria = {:description => /wiffle/}
 
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ module Pact
         pact.uri @pact_uri
       end
 
-      VerificationTask.new(:pact_rake_spec_wip) do | pact |
+      VerificationTask.new(:pact_rake_spec_ignore_failures) do | pact |
         pact.uri @pact_uri
-        pact.wip = true
+        pact.ignore_failures = true
       end
     end
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ module Pact
     describe 'execute' do
       context "with no explicit pact_helper" do
         it 'verifies the pacts using the TaskHelper' do
-          expect(Pact::TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_pact_verify).with(@pact_uri, nil, nil, { wip: false })
+          expect(Pact::TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_pact_verify).with(@pact_uri, nil, nil, { ignore_failures: false })
           Rake::Task[@task_name].execute
         end
       end
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ module Pact
       context "with an explict pact_helper" do
         let(:verification_config) { [ uri: @pact_uri, pact_helper: @pact_helper] }
         it 'verifies the pacts using specified pact_helper' do
-          expect(Pact::TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_pact_verify).with(@pact_uri, @pact_helper, nil,  { wip: false })
+          expect(Pact::TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_pact_verify).with(@pact_uri, @pact_helper, nil,  { ignore_failures: false })
           Rake::Task[@task_name_with_explict_pact_helper].execute
         end
       end
 
-      context "with wip: true" do
-        it 'verifies the pacts with wip: true' do
-          expect(Pact::TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_pact_verify).with(@pact_uri, anything, anything,  { wip: true })
-          Rake::Task[@task_name_wip].execute
+      context "with ignore_failures: true" do
+        it 'verifies the pacts with ignore_failures: true' do
+          expect(Pact::TaskHelper).to receive(:execute_pact_verify).with(@pact_uri, anything, anything,  { ignore_failures: true })
+          Rake::Task[@task_name_ignore_failures].execute
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/tasks/foo-bar.rake b/tasks/foo-bar.rake
index fd9fc70e..87d4e5db 100644
--- a/tasks/foo-bar.rake
+++ b/tasks/foo-bar.rake
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ end
 
 Pact::VerificationTask.new('foobar:wip') do | pact |
   pact.uri './spec/pacts/foo-bar-wip.json', pact_helper: './spec/support/bar_pact_helper.rb'
-  pact.wip = true
+  pact.ignore_failures = true
 end
 
 Pact::VerificationTask.new(:foobar_using_broker) do | pact |
diff --git a/tasks/pact-test.rake b/tasks/pact-test.rake
index 415afc46..21126b91 100644
--- a/tasks/pact-test.rake
+++ b/tasks/pact-test.rake
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ end
 
 Pact::VerificationTask.new('test_app:wip') do | pact |
 	pact.uri './spec/support/test_app_fail.json', pact_helper: './spec/support/pact_helper.rb'
-	pact.wip = true
+	pact.ignore_failures = true
 end