diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml b/src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml
index 037ef5fa9..1bcebaaf9 100755
--- a/src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/types/redirector.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@
   </target>
 
   <target name="testLogInputString" depends="cat-check" if="can-cat">
+    <echo>
+        testLogInputString can-cat
+    </echo>
     <exec executable="cat">
       <redirector inputstring="foo" loginputstring="false" />
     </exec>
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/RedirectorElementTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/RedirectorElementTest.java
index b12596e9e..7b5b01f43 100755
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/RedirectorElementTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/types/RedirectorElementTest.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public class RedirectorElementTest extends BuildFileTest {
 
     public void testLogInputString() {
         executeTarget("testLogInputString");
-        assertDebuglogContaining("Using input string");
+        if (super.getLog().indexOf("testLogInputString can-cat") >=0 ) {
+            assertDebuglogContaining("Using input string");
+        }
     }
 }