diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9e36893b1e..1587af4a9d 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ output
 *~
 \#*
 \.#*
+output
diff --git a/lib/runner/filematcher.js b/lib/runner/filematcher.js
index 6f717768bd..b7d1f09706 100644
--- a/lib/runner/filematcher.js
+++ b/lib/runner/filematcher.js
@@ -31,15 +31,7 @@ module.exports = {
      * @returns {boolean} true if specified test matches given tag
      */
     match : function (testFilePath, opts) {
-      var test;
-
-      try {
-        test = require(testFilePath);
-      } catch (e) {
-        // could not load test module
-        return false;
-      }
-
+      var test = require(testFilePath);
       return this.checkModuleTags(test, opts);
     },
 
diff --git a/test/mock-errors/sample-error.js b/test/mock-errors/sample-error.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..19ee12b8d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mock-errors/sample-error.js
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+throw new Error('An error in a user file');
diff --git a/test/src/runner/testFileMatcher.js b/test/src/runner/testFileMatcher.js
index 807f3edc04..4cf2de6d09 100644
--- a/test/src/runner/testFileMatcher.js
+++ b/test/src/runner/testFileMatcher.js
@@ -53,6 +53,20 @@ module.exports = {
       assert.ok(matched === true);
     },
 
+    'tag: test loading modules containing an error should not be silent': function () {
+        var hasResolved = false;
+        try {
+            var tags = ['home', 'login', 'sign-up'];
+            var matched = FileMatcher.tags.match(path.join(__dirname, '../../mock-errors/sample-error.js'), {
+              tag_filter: tags
+            });
+            hasResolved = true;
+        } catch(err) {
+            assert.ok(err instanceof Error);
+        }
+        assert.ok(!hasResolved, 'should not have resolved');
+    },
+
     'tag: test matching numeric tags': function () {
       var tags = ['room', 101];
       var testModule = {