diff --git a/junitparser/junitparser.py b/junitparser/junitparser.py
index f25c202..6790feb 100644
--- a/junitparser/junitparser.py
+++ b/junitparser/junitparser.py
@@ -8,10 +8,9 @@
 
 See the documentation for other supported schemas.
 """
-
 import itertools
 from copy import deepcopy
-from typing import List
+from typing import List, Union
 
 try:
     from lxml import etree
@@ -364,14 +363,17 @@ def result(self):
         return results
 
     @result.setter
-    def result(self, value: Result):
+    def result(self, value: Union[Result, List[Result]]):
         # First remove all existing results
         for entry in self.result:
             if any(isinstance(entry, r) for r in POSSIBLE_RESULTS):
                 self.remove(entry)
-        for entry in value:
-            if any(isinstance(entry, r) for r in POSSIBLE_RESULTS):
-                self.append(entry)
+        if isinstance(value, Result):
+            self.append(value)
+        elif isinstance(value, list):
+            for entry in value:
+                if any(isinstance(entry, r) for r in POSSIBLE_RESULTS):
+                    self.append(entry)
 
     @property
     def system_out(self):
diff --git a/tests/test_general.py b/tests/test_general.py
index 7f96ebb..6205a6e 100644
--- a/tests/test_general.py
+++ b/tests/test_general.py
@@ -578,7 +578,8 @@ def test_case_output(self):
 
     def test_update_results(self):
         case = TestCase()
-        case.result = [Skipped()]
+        case.result = Skipped()
+        assert len(case.result) == 1
         case.result = [Failure(), Skipped()]
         assert len(case.result) == 2