diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/JavaEnvUtils.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/JavaEnvUtils.java
index fbb0c9ed9..03c32eb61 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/JavaEnvUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/JavaEnvUtils.java
@@ -123,6 +123,17 @@ public final class JavaEnvUtils {
         return javaVersion;
     }
 
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the version of Java this class is running under.
+     * This number can be used for comparisions; it will always be 
+     * @return the version of Java as a number 10x the major/minor,
+     * e.g Java1.5 has a value of 15
+     */
+    public static int getJavaVersionNumber() {
+        return javaVersionNumber;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Compares the current Java version to the passed in String -
      * assumes the argument is one of the constants defined in this
@@ -139,7 +150,7 @@ public final class JavaEnvUtils {
      * Checks whether the current Java VM is Kaffe.
      * @return true if the current Java VM is Kaffe.
      * @since Ant 1.6.3
-     * @see http://www.kaffe.org/
+     * @see <a href="http://www.kaffe.org/">http://www.kaffe.org/</a>
      */
     public static boolean isKaffe() {
         return kaffeDetected;
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SignJarTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SignJarTest.java
index db9e94211..c69a7283e 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SignJarTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/SignJarTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Vector;
 import java.util.Enumeration;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildFileTest;
 import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.JavaEnvUtils;
 
 /**
  * Testcase for the Signjar task
@@ -148,8 +149,11 @@ public class SignJarTest extends BuildFileTest {
     }
 
     public void testTsaLocalhost() {
-        expectBuildException("testTsaLocalhost",
-            "no TSA at localhost:0");
-        assertLogContaining("java.net.ConnectException");
+        //only test on java1.5+
+        if(JavaEnvUtils.getJavaVersionNumber()>=15) {
+            expectBuildException("testTsaLocalhost",
+                "no TSA at localhost:0");
+            assertLogContaining("java.net.ConnectException");
+        }
     }
 }