diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerBase.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerBase.java
index eae129df6..1b36a7a4e 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerBase.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ScriptRunnerBase.java
@@ -92,12 +92,10 @@ public abstract class ScriptRunnerBase {
      * @param bean the object to be stored in the script context.
      */
     public void addBean(String key, Object bean) {
-        if (key.isEmpty() || !Character.isJavaIdentifierStart(key.charAt(0))
-                || !key.chars().skip(1).allMatch(Character::isJavaIdentifierPart)) {
-            return;
+        if (!key.isEmpty() && Character.isJavaIdentifierStart(key.charAt(0))
+                && key.chars().skip(1).allMatch(Character::isJavaIdentifierPart)) {
+            beans.put(key, bean);
         }
-
-        beans.put(key, bean);
     }
 
     /**