diff --git a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
index 67e5424f..0e9e1537 100644
--- a/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
+++ b/lib/jasmine-core/jasmine.js
@@ -7161,6 +7161,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().NeverSkipPolicy = function(j$) {
 };
 
 getJasmineRequireObj().ParallelReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
+  'use strict';
+
   /**
    * @class ParallelReportDispatcher
    * @implements Reporter
@@ -7179,7 +7181,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ParallelReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
     const ReportDispatcher = deps.ReportDispatcher || j$.ReportDispatcher;
     const QueueRunner = deps.QueueRunner || j$.QueueRunner;
     const globalErrors = deps.globalErrors || new j$.GlobalErrors();
-    const dispatcher = ReportDispatcher(
+    const dispatcher = new ReportDispatcher(
       j$.reporterEvents,
       function(queueRunnerOptions) {
         queueRunnerOptions = {
@@ -7905,6 +7907,8 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().QueueRunner = function(j$) {
 };
 
 getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
+  'use strict';
+
   function ReportDispatcher(methods, queueRunnerFactory, onLateError) {
     const dispatchedMethods = methods || [];
 
diff --git a/src/core/ParallelReportDispatcher.js b/src/core/ParallelReportDispatcher.js
index 84d43461..db673065 100644
--- a/src/core/ParallelReportDispatcher.js
+++ b/src/core/ParallelReportDispatcher.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 getJasmineRequireObj().ParallelReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
+  'use strict';
+
   /**
    * @class ParallelReportDispatcher
    * @implements Reporter
@@ -17,7 +19,7 @@ getJasmineRequireObj().ParallelReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
     const ReportDispatcher = deps.ReportDispatcher || j$.ReportDispatcher;
     const QueueRunner = deps.QueueRunner || j$.QueueRunner;
     const globalErrors = deps.globalErrors || new j$.GlobalErrors();
-    const dispatcher = ReportDispatcher(
+    const dispatcher = new ReportDispatcher(
       j$.reporterEvents,
       function(queueRunnerOptions) {
         queueRunnerOptions = {
diff --git a/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js b/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
index 55759d03..94650c83 100644
--- a/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
+++ b/src/core/ReportDispatcher.js
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 getJasmineRequireObj().ReportDispatcher = function(j$) {
+  'use strict';
+
   function ReportDispatcher(methods, queueRunnerFactory, onLateError) {
     const dispatchedMethods = methods || [];