diff --git a/test/utils/describeConformanceV5.js b/test/utils/describeConformanceV5.js
index 0f5fadbffa204b..89f163bc991b1a 100644
--- a/test/utils/describeConformanceV5.js
+++ b/test/utils/describeConformanceV5.js
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ import {
   testRootClass,
 } from './describeConformance';
 
+function throwMissingPropError(field) {
+  throw new Error(`missing "${field}" in options
+
+  > describeConformanceV5(element, () => options)
+`);
+}
+
 /**
  * Material-UI components have a `components` prop that allows rendering a different
  * Components from @inheritComponent
@@ -41,6 +48,15 @@ function testThemeDefaultProps(element, getOptions) {
     it("respect theme's defaultProps", () => {
       const testProp = 'data-id';
       const { muiName, render } = getOptions();
+
+      if (!muiName) {
+        throwMissingPropError('muiName');
+      }
+
+      if (!render) {
+        throwMissingPropError('render');
+      }
+
       const theme = createMuiTheme({
         components: {
           [muiName]: {
@@ -76,6 +92,14 @@ function testThemeStyleOverrides(element, getOptions) {
         return;
       }
 
+      if (!muiName) {
+        throwMissingPropError('muiName');
+      }
+
+      if (!render) {
+        throwMissingPropError('render');
+      }
+
       const testStyle = {
         marginTop: '13px',
       };
@@ -199,6 +223,14 @@ function testThemeVariants(element, getOptions) {
         throw new Error('missing testVariantProps');
       }
 
+      if (!muiName) {
+        throwMissingPropError('muiName');
+      }
+
+      if (!render) {
+        throwMissingPropError('render');
+      }
+
       const testStyle = {
         marginTop: '13px',
       };
@@ -251,14 +283,16 @@ const fullSuite = {
 export default function describeConformanceV5(minimalElement, getOptions) {
   const { after: runAfterHook = () => {}, only = Object.keys(fullSuite), skip = [] } = getOptions();
 
+  const filteredTests = Object.keys(fullSuite).filter(
+    (testKey) => only.indexOf(testKey) !== -1 && skip.indexOf(testKey) === -1,
+  );
+
   describe('Material-UI component API', () => {
     after(runAfterHook);
 
-    Object.keys(fullSuite)
-      .filter((testKey) => only.indexOf(testKey) !== -1 && skip.indexOf(testKey) === -1)
-      .forEach((testKey) => {
-        const test = fullSuite[testKey];
-        test(minimalElement, getOptions);
-      });
+    filteredTests.forEach((testKey) => {
+      const test = fullSuite[testKey];
+      test(minimalElement, getOptions);
+    });
   });
 }