diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
index 92416445a..22dbba6eb 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/IntrospectionHelper.java
@@ -315,10 +315,17 @@ public class IntrospectionHelper implements BuildListener {
      */
     public void addText(Project project, Object element, String text) {
         if (addText == null) {
-           String msg = getElementName(project, element) +
-           //String msg = "Class " + element.getClass().getName() +
-                " doesn't support nested text data.";
-            throw new BuildException(msg);
+            // Element doesn't handle text content
+            if ( text.trim().length() == 0 ) {
+                // Only whitespace - ignore
+                return;
+            }
+            else {
+                // Not whitespace - fail
+                String msg = getElementName(project, element) +
+                    " doesn't support nested text data.";
+                throw new BuildException(msg);
+            }
         }
         try {
             addText.invoke(element, new String[] {text});
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
index eef34445d..53d26274e 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/ProjectHelper.java
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ public class ProjectHelper {
     public static void addText(Project project, Object target, String text)
         throws BuildException {
 
-        if (text == null || text.trim().length() == 0) {
+        if (text == null ) {
             return;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
index af33d29f4..e1fd9e935 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/UnknownElement.java
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ public class UnknownElement extends Task {
         }
 
         if (realThing instanceof Task) {
-            ((Task) realThing).perform();
+            ((Task) realThing).execute();
         }
     }