diff --git a/doc/03_configuration.md b/doc/03_configuration.md
index d7ee88bf..fce20040 100644
--- a/doc/03_configuration.md
+++ b/doc/03_configuration.md
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ Here's an example test configuration with a single test suite:
                                        :kaocha/source-paths  ["src"]
                                        :kaocha/test-paths    ["test/unit"]}]
  :kaocha/fail-fast?                  false
- :kaocha/mute-zero-assertion?        true
  :kaocha/color?                      true
  :kaocha/reporter                    [kaocha.report/dots]
  :kaocha/plugins                     [:kaocha.plugin/randomize
diff --git a/doc/clojure_test/assertions.md b/doc/clojure_test/assertions.md
index 40dddcb5..a0a2671f 100644
--- a/doc/clojure_test/assertions.md
+++ b/doc/clojure_test/assertions.md
@@ -36,9 +36,7 @@ Test ran without assertions. Did you forget an (is ...)?
 
 There are two ways to disable this detection:
 
-* Enable `:mute-zero-assertion?` at `tests.edn`.
-* Use `--mute-zero-assertion` in command line argument.
-
+* Add `:kaocha/warnings {:zero-assertions :silent}` into `tests.edn`.
 
 ## Detecting single argument `=`
 
diff --git a/src/kaocha/api.clj b/src/kaocha/api.clj
index 8570da66..db8d1f26 100644
--- a/src/kaocha/api.clj
+++ b/src/kaocha/api.clj
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
       (let [config     (plugin/run-hook :kaocha.hooks/config config)
             color?     (:kaocha/color? config)
             fail-fast? (:kaocha/fail-fast? config)
-            mute-zero-assertion? (:kaocha/mute-zero-assertion? config)
+            warnings (:kaocha/warnings config)
             history    (atom [])]
         (binding [*active?*               true
                   testable/*fail-fast?*   fail-fast?
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
             (let [config (resolve-reporter config)]
               (let [test-plan (test-plan config)]
 
-                (when mute-zero-assertion?
+                (when (= (:zero-assertions warnings) :silent)
                   (hierarchy/underive! :kaocha.type.var/zero-assertions :kaocha/known-key)
                   (hierarchy/underive! :kaocha.type.var/zero-assertions :kaocha/fail-type))
 
diff --git a/src/kaocha/config.clj b/src/kaocha/config.clj
index 12b9201f..f55490c7 100644
--- a/src/kaocha/config.clj
+++ b/src/kaocha/config.clj
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
                 reporter
                 color?
                 fail-fast?
-                mute-zero-assertion?
+                warnings
                 diff-style
                 randomize?
                 capture-output?
@@ -89,15 +89,15 @@
       tests                   (assoc :kaocha/tests (vary-meta tests assoc :replace true))
       plugins                 (assoc :kaocha/plugins plugins)
       reporter                (assoc :kaocha/reporter (vary-meta reporter assoc :replace true))
+      warnings                (assoc :kaocha/warnings warnings)
       bindings                (assoc :kaocha/bindings bindings)
       (some? color?)          (assoc :kaocha/color? color?)
       (some? fail-fast?)      (assoc :kaocha/fail-fast? fail-fast?)
-      (some? mute-zero-assertion?)      (assoc :kaocha/mute-zero-assertion? mute-zero-assertion?)
       (some? diff-style)      (assoc :kaocha/diff-style diff-style)
       (some? watch?)          (assoc :kaocha/watch? watch?)
       (some? randomize?)      (assoc :kaocha.plugin.randomize/randomize? randomize?)
       (some? capture-output?) (assoc :kaocha.plugin.capture-output/capture-output? capture-output?)
-      :->                     (merge (dissoc config :tests :plugins :reporter :color? :fail-fast? :mute-zero-assertion? :watch? :randomize?)))))
+      :->                     (merge (dissoc config :tests :plugins :reporter :warnings :color? :fail-fast? :watch? :randomize?)))))
 
 (defmethod aero/reader 'kaocha [_opts _tag value]
   (output/warn (format "The #kaocha reader literal is deprecated, please change it to %s." current-reader))
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@
 (defn apply-cli-opts [config options]
   (cond-> config
     (some? (:fail-fast options))  (assoc :kaocha/fail-fast? (:fail-fast options))
-    (some? (:mute-zero-assertion options))  (assoc :kaocha/mute-zero-assertion? (:mute-zero-assertion options))
     (:reporter options)           (assoc :kaocha/reporter (:reporter options))
     (:watch options)              (assoc :kaocha/watch? (:watch options))
     (some? (:color options))      (assoc :kaocha/color? (:color options))
diff --git a/src/kaocha/runner.clj b/src/kaocha/runner.clj
index 9599a524..f172ee4c 100644
--- a/src/kaocha/runner.clj
+++ b/src/kaocha/runner.clj
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
    [nil  "--print-test-plan"    "Load tests, build up a test plan, then print out the test plan and exit."]
    [nil  "--print-result"       "Print the test result map as returned by the Kaocha API."]
    [nil  "--[no-]fail-fast"     "Stop testing after the first failure."]
-   [nil  "--[no-]mute-zero-assertion"     "Stop raising failure when there is no assertion in test."]
    [nil  "--[no-]color"         "Enable/disable ANSI color codes in output. Defaults to true."]
    [nil  "--[no-]watch"         "Watch filesystem for changes and re-run tests."]
    [nil  "--reporter SYMBOL"    "Change the test reporter, can be specified multiple times."
diff --git a/src/kaocha/specs.clj b/src/kaocha/specs.clj
index 669ba12b..9b2edab9 100644
--- a/src/kaocha/specs.clj
+++ b/src/kaocha/specs.clj
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 (spec/def :kaocha/fail-fast? boolean?)
 
-(spec/def :kaocha/mute-zero-assertion? boolean?)
+(spec/def :kaocha/warnings (spec/map-of #{:zero-assertions} #{:silent :error}))
 
 (spec/def :kaocha/watch? boolean?)
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   (spec/keys :opt [:kaocha/reporter
                    :kaocha/color?
                    :kaocha/fail-fast?
-                   :kaocha/mute-zero-assertion?
+                   :kaocha/warnings
                    :kaocha/watch?
                    :kaocha/plugins]))