diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
index 86f80dc4e..ce48fa432 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitTestRunner.java
@@ -1018,11 +1018,13 @@ public class JUnitTestRunner implements TestListener, JUnitTaskMirror.JUnitTestR
 
         String line;
         try {
+            boolean firstLine = true;
             while ((line = br.readLine()) != null) {
-                if (!filterLine(line)) {
+                if (firstLine || !filterLine(line)) {
                     pw.write(line);
                     pw.newLine();
                 }
+                firstLine = false;
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             return stack; // return the stack unfiltered
diff --git a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/optional/junit/xmlformatter-test.xml b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/optional/junit/xmlformatter-test.xml
index bc9e4df1d..4aa6e4dad 100644
--- a/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/optional/junit/xmlformatter-test.xml
+++ b/src/tests/antunit/taskdefs/optional/junit/xmlformatter-test.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public class A extends TestCase {
         value="AssertionFailedError: &&"/>
   </target>
 
-  <target name="XtestMessageWithTheWordMore">
+  <target name="testMessageWithTheWordMore">
     <mkdir dir="${input}/org/example"/>
     <echo file="${input}/org/example/A.java"><![CDATA[
 package org.example;