diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index 60ea5248c..21e47050c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -761,10 +761,11 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
 
         public boolean asBoolean()
         {
-            return "true".equals( value )
-                || "on".equals( value )
-                || "yes".equals( value )
-                || "withOutAndErr".equals( value );
+            final String value = getValue();
+            return "true".equals( value ) ||
+                "on".equals( value ) ||
+                "yes".equals( value ) ||
+                "withOutAndErr".equals( value );
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index 60ea5248c..21e47050c 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/todo/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -761,10 +761,11 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task
 
         public boolean asBoolean()
         {
-            return "true".equals( value )
-                || "on".equals( value )
-                || "yes".equals( value )
-                || "withOutAndErr".equals( value );
+            final String value = getValue();
+            return "true".equals( value ) ||
+                "on".equals( value ) ||
+                "yes".equals( value ) ||
+                "withOutAndErr".equals( value );
         }
     }