diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index e306029d..c4aab5c8 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ addopts = --capture=no --ignore conftest.py -p no:cacheprovider
 # Ignore warnings such as DeprecationWarning and pytest.PytestUnknownMarkWarning
 filterwarnings = ignore::pytest.PytestWarning
 
+# Configure the junit_family option explicitly:
+junit_family = legacy
+
 # Set pytest discovery rules:
 # (Most of the rules here are similar to the default rules.)
 # (unittest.TestCase rules override the rules here for classes and functions.)
diff --git a/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py b/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py
index 5085a4b4..982f504d 100755
--- a/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py
+++ b/seleniumbase/console_scripts/sb_mkdir.py
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ def main():
         data.append("addopts = --capture=no --ignore conftest.py "
                     "-p no:cacheprovider")
         data.append("filterwarnings = ignore::pytest.PytestWarning")
+        data.append("junit_family = legacy")
         data.append("python_files = test_*.py *_test.py *_tests.py *_suite.py")
         data.append("python_classes = Test* *Test* *Test *Tests *Suite")
         data.append("python_functions = test_*")