diff --git a/src/Test/Syd/OptParse.hs b/src/Test/Syd/OptParse.hs
--- a/src/Test/Syd/OptParse.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Syd/OptParse.hs
@@ -152,7 +152,10 @@
     objectParser "Configuration" $
       Configuration
         <$> optionalField "seed" "Seed for random generation of test cases"
-        <*> optionalField "randomise-execution-order" "Randomise the execution order of the tests in the test suite"
+        <*> alternatives
+          [ optionalField "randomise-execution-order" "Randomise the execution order of the tests in the test suite",
+            optionalField "randomize-execution-order" "Randomize the execution order of the tests in the test suite"
+          ]
         <*> optionalField "parallelism" "How parallel to execute the tests"
         <*> optionalField "max-success" "Number of quickcheck examples to run"
         <*> optionalField "max-size" "Maximum size parameter to pass to generators"
@@ -160,7 +163,10 @@
         <*> optionalField "max-shrinks" "Maximum number of shrinks of a failing test input"
         <*> optionalField "golden-start" "Whether to write golden tests if they do not exist yet"
         <*> optionalField "golden-reset" "Whether to overwrite golden tests instead of having them fail"
-        <*> optionalField "colour" "Whether to use coloured output"
+        <*> alternatives
+          [ optionalField "colour" "Whether to use coloured output",
+            optionalField "color" "Whether to use colored output"
+          ]
         <*> optionalField "filter" "Filter to select which parts of the test tree to run"
         <*> optionalField "fail-fast" "Whether to stop executing upon the first test failure"
         <*> optionalField "iterations" "How many iterations to use to look diagnose flakiness"
@@ -226,7 +232,9 @@
     Environment
       <$> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.str) "CONFIG_FILE" (mE <> Env.help "Config file")
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "SEED" (mE <> Env.help "Seed for random generation of test cases")
-        <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "RANDOMISE_EXECUTION_ORDER" (mE <> Env.help "Randomise the execution order of the tests in the test suite")
+        <*> ( Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "RANDOMISE_EXECUTION_ORDER" (mE <> Env.help "Randomise the execution order of the tests in the test suite")
+                <|> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "RANDOMIZE_EXECUTION_ORDER" (mE <> Env.help "Randomize the execution order of the tests in the test suite")
+            )
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . (Env.auto >=> parseThreads)) "PARALLELISM" (mE <> Env.help "How parallel to execute the tests")
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "MAX_SUCCESS" (mE <> Env.help "Number of quickcheck examples to run")
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "MAX_SIZE" (mE <> Env.help "Maximum size parameter to pass to generators")
@@ -234,7 +242,9 @@
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "MAX_SHRINKS" (mE <> Env.help "Maximum number of shrinks of a failing test input")
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "GOLDEN_START" (mE <> Env.help "Whether to write golden tests if they do not exist yet")
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "GOLDEN_RESET" (mE <> Env.help "Whether to overwrite golden tests instead of having them fail")
-        <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "COLOUR" (mE <> Env.help "Whether to use coloured output")
+        <*> ( Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "COLOUR" (mE <> Env.help "Whether to use coloured output")
+                <|> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "COLOR" (mE <> Env.help "Whether to use colored output")
+            )
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.str) "FILTER" (mE <> Env.help "Filter to select which parts of the test tree to run")
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . Env.auto) "FAIL_FAST" (mE <> Env.help "Whether to stop executing upon the first test failure")
         <*> Env.var (fmap Just . (Env.auto >=> parseIterations)) "ITERATIONS" (mE <> Env.help "How many iterations to use to look diagnose flakiness")
@@ -324,6 +334,7 @@
           False
           ( mconcat
               [ long "no-randomise-execution-order",
+                long "no-randomize-execution-order",
                 help "Randomise the execution order of the tests in the test suite"
               ]
           )
diff --git a/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs b/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs
--- a/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs
+++ b/src/Test/Syd/Run.hs
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@
 exceptionHandlers :: [Handler (Either (Either String Assertion) a)]
 exceptionHandlers =
   [ -- Re-throw AsyncException, otherwise execution will not terminate on SIGINT (ctrl-c).
-    Handler (\e -> throw (e :: AsyncException)),
+    Handler (\e -> throwIO (e :: AsyncException)),
     -- Catch assertions first because we know what to do with them.
     Handler $ \(a :: Assertion) -> pure (Left $ Right a),
     -- Catch all the rest as a string
diff --git a/sydtest.cabal b/sydtest.cabal
--- a/sydtest.cabal
+++ b/sydtest.cabal
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 -- see: https://github.com/sol/hpack
 
 name:           sydtest
-version:        0.3.0.1
+version:        0.3.0.2
 synopsis:       A modern testing framework for Haskell with good defaults and advanced testing features.
 description:    A modern testing framework for Haskell with good defaults and advanced testing features. Sydtest aims to make the common easy and the hard possible. See https://github.com/NorfairKing/sydtest#readme for more information.
 category:       Testing