diff --git a/src/processors/suite-numbering-processor.js b/src/processors/suite-numbering-processor.js
index f87360c9..19c7fcda 100644
--- a/src/processors/suite-numbering-processor.js
+++ b/src/processors/suite-numbering-processor.js
@@ -1,30 +1,37 @@
 var DisplayProcessor = require('../display-processor');
 
 function SuiteNumberingProcessor() {
-  this.suites = {};
+  this.currentHierarchy = [];
+
   this.computeNumber = function (suite) {
-    var count = this.computeSuiteNumber(suite);
-    return this.computeParentNumber(suite, count);
+    this.computeHierarchy(suite);
+    return this.computeHierarchyNumber();
   };
-  this.computeParentNumber = function (suite, count) {
-    var parent = suite.parentSuite;
-    while (parent != null) {
-      parent = parent.parentSuite;
-      count = this.suites[getId(parent)].count + "." + count;
+
+  this.computeHierarchy = function (suite) {
+    var parentName = this.getParentName(suite);
+    for (var i = 0 ; i < this.currentHierarchy.length ; i++) {
+      if (this.currentHierarchy[i].name == parentName) {
+        this.currentHierarchy[i].number++;
+        this.currentHierarchy.splice(i + 1, this.currentHierarchy.length - i - 1);
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    if (i == this.currentHierarchy.length) {
+      this.currentHierarchy.push({name: parentName, number: 1})
     }
-    return count;
   };
-  this.computeSuiteNumber = function (suite) {
-    var parentId = getId(suite.parentSuite);
-    if (!this.suites[parentId]) {
-      this.suites[parentId] = {
-        count: 0
-      }
+
+  this.computeHierarchyNumber = function () {
+    var number = '';
+    for (var i = 0 ; i < this.currentHierarchy.length ; i++) {
+      number += this.currentHierarchy[i].number + '.';
     }
-    return ++this.suites[parentId].count
+    return number.substring(0, number.length - 1);
   };
-  function getId(suite) {
-    return (suite) ? suite.id : null;
+
+  this.getParentName = function (element) {
+    return element.fullName.replace(element.description, '').trim();
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/spec-display.js b/src/spec-display.js
index ec4adbc6..015a14a5 100644
--- a/src/spec-display.js
+++ b/src/spec-display.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ SpecDisplay.prototype = {
   ensureSuiteDisplayed: function (spec) {
     if (this.displayedSuites.length == 0) {
       var suiteName = this.getParentName(spec).trim();
-      this.suite({fullName: suiteName, description: suiteName});
+      this.suite({id: 'single suite', fullName: suiteName, description: suiteName});
     }
   },