diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 348393211..fe932306b 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -315,7 +315,9 @@
         <pathelement path="${java.class.path}" />
       </classpath>
 
-      <batchtest>
+      <formatter type="plain" usefile="false" />
+
+      <batchtest fork="yes">
         <fileset dir="${src.tests.dir}">
           <include name="**/*Test*" />
           <exclude name="**/All*" />
diff --git a/docs/junit.html b/docs/junit.html
index fe8d16036..c17d761db 100644
--- a/docs/junit.html
+++ b/docs/junit.html
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ href="index.html#arg">Command line arguments</a>.</p>
 <h4>formatter</h4>
 
 <p>The results of the tests can be printed in different
-formats. Output will always be sent to a file, the name of the file is
-determined by the name of the test and can be set by the
-<code>outfile</code> attribute of <code>&lt;test&gt;</code>.
+formats. Output will always be sent to a file unless you set the
+usefile attribute to false, the name of the file is determined by the
+name of the test and can be set by the <code>outfile</code> attribute
+of <code>&lt;test&gt;</code>.
 
 <p>There are two predefined formatters, one prints the test results in
 XML format, the other emits plain text. Custom formatters that need to
@@ -121,6 +122,12 @@ can be specified.</p>
     <td valign="top">Extension to append to the output filename.</td>
     <td align="center">Yes, if classname has been used.</td>
   </tr>
+  <tr>
+    <td valign="top">usefile</td> 
+    <td valign="top">Boolean that determines whether output should be
+      sent to a file.</td>
+    <td align="center">No, default true.</td>
+  </tr>
 </table>
 
 <h4>test</h4>
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
index f2103329c..c1a346600 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/FormatterElement.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ public class FormatterElement {
     private String extension;
     private OutputStream out = System.out;
     private File outFile;
+    private boolean useFile = true;
 
     public void setType(TypeAttribute type) {
         if ("xml".equals(type.getValue())) {
@@ -108,6 +109,14 @@ public class FormatterElement {
         this.out = out;
     }
 
+    public void setUseFile(boolean useFile) {
+        this.useFile = useFile;
+    }
+
+    boolean getUseFile() {
+        return useFile;
+    }
+
     JUnitResultFormatter createFormatter() throws BuildException {
         if (classname == null) {
             throw new BuildException("you must specify type or classname");
@@ -135,7 +144,7 @@ public class FormatterElement {
 
         JUnitResultFormatter r = (JUnitResultFormatter) o;
 
-        if (outFile != null) {
+        if (useFile && outFile != null) {
             try {
                 out = new FileOutputStream(outFile);
             } catch (java.io.IOException e) {
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
index 7df1e5592..22da24538 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTask.java
@@ -193,6 +193,9 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
             }
 
             int exitValue = JUnitTestRunner.ERRORS;
+            
+            System.err.println(test.getFork());
+
             if (!test.getFork()) {
                 JUnitTestRunner runner = 
                     new JUnitTestRunner(test, test.getHaltonerror(),
@@ -208,14 +211,22 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
 
                 for (int i=0; i<formatters.size(); i++) {
                     FormatterElement fe = (FormatterElement) formatters.elementAt(i);
-                    fe.setOutfile(project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
-                                                      +fe.getExtension()));
+                    if (fe.getUseFile()) {
+                        fe.setOutfile(project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
+                                                          +fe.getExtension()));
+                    } else {
+                        fe.setOutput(new LogOutputStream(this, Project.MSG_INFO));
+                    }
                     runner.addFormatter(fe.createFormatter());
                 }
                 FormatterElement[] add = test.getFormatters();
                 for (int i=0; i<add.length; i++) {
-                    add[i].setOutfile(project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
-                                                          +add[i].getExtension()));
+                    if (add[i].getUseFile()) {
+                        add[i].setOutfile(project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
+                                                              +add[i].getExtension()));
+                    } else {
+                        add[i].setOutput(new LogOutputStream(this, Project.MSG_INFO));
+                    }
                     runner.addFormatter(add[i].createFormatter());
                 }
 
@@ -237,24 +248,38 @@ public class JUnitTask extends Task {
                     cmd.createArgument().setValue("formatter=org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.SummaryJUnitResultFormatter");
                 }
 
+                StringBuffer formatterArg = new StringBuffer();
                 for (int i=0; i<formatters.size(); i++) {
                     FormatterElement fe = (FormatterElement) formatters.elementAt(i);
-                    cmd.createArgument().setValue("formatter=" +
-                                                  fe.getClassname() + ","
-                                                  + project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
-                                                                               +fe.getExtension()).getAbsolutePath());
+                    formatterArg.append("formatter=");
+                    formatterArg.append(fe.getClassname());
+                    if (fe.getUseFile()) {
+                        formatterArg.append(",");
+                        formatterArg.append(project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
+                                                                +fe.getExtension())
+                                            .getAbsolutePath());
+                    }
+                    cmd.createArgument().setValue(formatterArg.toString());
+                    formatterArg.setLength(0);
                 }
                 
                 FormatterElement[] add = test.getFormatters();
                 for (int i=0; i<add.length; i++) {
-                    cmd.createArgument().setValue("formatter=" +
-                                                  add[i].getClassname() + ","
-                                                  + project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
-                                                                               +add[i].getExtension()).getAbsolutePath());
+                    formatterArg.append("formatter=");
+                    formatterArg.append(add[i].getClassname());
+                    if (add[i].getUseFile()) {
+                        formatterArg.append(",");
+                        formatterArg.append(project.resolveFile(test.getOutfile()
+                                                                +add[i].getExtension())
+                                            .getAbsolutePath());
+                    }
+                    cmd.createArgument().setValue(formatterArg.toString());
+                    formatterArg.setLength(0);
                 }
 
                 Execute execute = new Execute(new LogStreamHandler(this, Project.MSG_INFO, Project.MSG_WARN), createWatchdog());
                 execute.setCommandline(cmd.getCommandline());
+                log("Executing: "+cmd.toString(), Project.MSG_VERBOSE);
                 try {
                     exitValue = execute.execute();
                 } catch (IOException e) {