diff --git a/doc/api/report.md b/doc/api/report.md
index 90173a1cfaa154..856cd80119ab79 100644
--- a/doc/api/report.md
+++ b/doc/api/report.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ is provided below for reference.
 {
   "header": {
     "event": "exception",
-    "location": "OnUncaughtException",
+    "trigger": "Exception",
     "filename": "report.20181221.005011.8974.001.json",
     "dumpEventTime": "2018-12-21T00:50:11Z",
     "dumpEventTimeStamp": "1545371411331",
diff --git a/src/node_errors.cc b/src/node_errors.cc
index 17394c863cd079..1c15b5558457d4 100644
--- a/src/node_errors.cc
+++ b/src/node_errors.cc
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ void OnFatalError(const char* location, const char* message) {
   Environment* env = Environment::GetCurrent(isolate);
   if (env == nullptr || env->isolate_data()->options()->report_on_fatalerror) {
     report::TriggerNodeReport(
-        isolate, env, message, __func__, "", Local<String>());
+        isolate, env, message, "FatalError", "", Local<String>());
   }
 #endif  // NODE_REPORT
   fflush(stderr);
diff --git a/src/node_report.cc b/src/node_report.cc
index 4617fb627155de..85c66a51bf70dd 100644
--- a/src/node_report.cc
+++ b/src/node_report.cc
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ using v8::Value;
 static void WriteNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
                             Environment* env,
                             const char* message,
-                            const char* location,
+                            const char* trigger,
                             const std::string& filename,
                             std::ostream& out,
                             Local<String> stackstr,
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ static void PrintVersionInformation(JSONWriter* writer);
 static void PrintJavaScriptStack(JSONWriter* writer,
                                  Isolate* isolate,
                                  Local<String> stackstr,
-                                 const char* location);
+                                 const char* trigger);
 static void PrintNativeStack(JSONWriter* writer);
 #ifndef _WIN32
 static void PrintResourceUsage(JSONWriter* writer);
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ static std::atomic_int seq = {0};  // sequence number for report filenames
 std::string TriggerNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
                               Environment* env,
                               const char* message,
-                              const char* location,
+                              const char* trigger,
                               std::string name,
                               Local<String> stackstr) {
   std::ostringstream oss;
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ std::string TriggerNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
               << "Writing Node.js report to file: " << filename << std::endl;
   }
 
-  WriteNodeReport(isolate, env, message, location, filename, *outstream,
+  WriteNodeReport(isolate, env, message, trigger, filename, *outstream,
                   stackstr, &tm_struct);
 
   // Do not close stdout/stderr, only close files we opened.
@@ -194,14 +194,14 @@ std::string TriggerNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
 void GetNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
                    Environment* env,
                    const char* message,
-                   const char* location,
+                   const char* trigger,
                    Local<String> stackstr,
                    std::ostream& out) {
   // Obtain the current time and the pid (platform dependent)
   TIME_TYPE tm_struct;
   LocalTime(&tm_struct);
   WriteNodeReport(
-      isolate, env, message, location, "", out, stackstr, &tm_struct);
+      isolate, env, message, trigger, "", out, stackstr, &tm_struct);
 }
 
 // Internal function to coordinate and write the various
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ void GetNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
 static void WriteNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
                             Environment* env,
                             const char* message,
-                            const char* location,
+                            const char* trigger,
                             const std::string& filename,
                             std::ostream& out,
                             Local<String> stackstr,
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void WriteNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
   writer.json_objectstart("header");
 
   writer.json_keyvalue("event", message);
-  writer.json_keyvalue("location", location);
+  writer.json_keyvalue("trigger", trigger);
   if (!filename.empty())
     writer.json_keyvalue("filename", filename);
   else
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static void WriteNodeReport(Isolate* isolate,
   writer.json_objectend();
 
   // Report summary JavaScript stack backtrace
-  PrintJavaScriptStack(&writer, isolate, stackstr, location);
+  PrintJavaScriptStack(&writer, isolate, stackstr, trigger);
 
   // Report native stack backtrace
   PrintNativeStack(&writer);
@@ -372,12 +372,12 @@ static void PrintVersionInformation(JSONWriter* writer) {
 static void PrintJavaScriptStack(JSONWriter* writer,
                                  Isolate* isolate,
                                  Local<String> stackstr,
-                                 const char* location) {
+                                 const char* trigger) {
   writer->json_objectstart("javascriptStack");
 
   std::string ss;
-  if ((!strcmp(location, "OnFatalError")) ||
-      (!strcmp(location, "Signal"))) {
+  if ((!strcmp(trigger, "FatalError")) ||
+      (!strcmp(trigger, "Signal"))) {
     ss = "No stack.\nUnavailable.\n";
   } else {
     String::Utf8Value sv(isolate, stackstr);
diff --git a/src/node_report.h b/src/node_report.h
index 2aa55151d87dca..7d36557e669048 100644
--- a/src/node_report.h
+++ b/src/node_report.h
@@ -43,13 +43,13 @@ typedef struct tm TIME_TYPE;
 std::string TriggerNodeReport(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                               node::Environment* env,
                               const char* message,
-                              const char* location,
+                              const char* trigger,
                               std::string name,
                               v8::Local<v8::String> stackstr);
 void GetNodeReport(v8::Isolate* isolate,
                    node::Environment* env,
                    const char* message,
-                   const char* location,
+                   const char* trigger,
                    v8::Local<v8::String> stackstr,
                    std::ostream& out);
 
diff --git a/test/common/report.js b/test/common/report.js
index c544cd86787fab..5655602fe81f5d 100644
--- a/test/common/report.js
+++ b/test/common/report.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ function _validateContent(data) {
 
   // Verify the format of the header section.
   const header = report.header;
-  const headerFields = ['event', 'location', 'filename', 'dumpEventTime',
+  const headerFields = ['event', 'trigger', 'filename', 'dumpEventTime',
                         'dumpEventTimeStamp', 'processId', 'commandLine',
                         'nodejsVersion', 'wordSize', 'arch', 'platform',
                         'componentVersions', 'release', 'osName', 'osRelease',
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ function _validateContent(data) {
                         'glibcVersionCompiler'];
   checkForUnknownFields(header, headerFields);
   assert.strictEqual(typeof header.event, 'string');
-  assert.strictEqual(typeof header.location, 'string');
+  assert.strictEqual(typeof header.trigger, 'string');
   assert(typeof header.filename === 'string' || header.filename === null);
   assert.notStrictEqual(new Date(header.dumpEventTime).toString(),
                         'Invalid Date');