diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java
index d5335fdfc..25b46c9f6 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelper.java
@@ -96,9 +96,16 @@ public class JUnitVersionHelper {
             } catch (Throwable e) {}
         } else {
             try {
-                Method getNameMethod = 
-                    t.getClass().getMethod("getName", new Class [0]);
-                if (getNameMethod.getReturnType() == String.class) {
+                Method getNameMethod = null;
+                try {
+                    getNameMethod = 
+                        t.getClass().getMethod("getName", new Class [0]);
+                } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
+                    getNameMethod = t.getClass().getMethod("name", 
+                                                           new Class [0]);
+                }
+                if (getNameMethod != null &&
+                    getNameMethod.getReturnType() == String.class) {
                     return (String) getNameMethod.invoke(t, new Object[0]);
                 }
             } catch (Throwable e) {}
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelperTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelperTest.java
index 405285195..e39317166 100644
--- a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelperTest.java
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/JUnitVersionHelperTest.java
@@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ public class JUnitVersionHelperTest extends TestCase {
                      JUnitVersionHelper.getTestCaseName(new Foo3()));
     }
 
+    public void testNameNotGetName() {
+        assertEquals("I'm a foo, too", 
+                     JUnitVersionHelper.getTestCaseName(new Foo4()));
+    }
+
     public void testNull() {
         assertEquals("unknown", JUnitVersionHelper.getTestCaseName(null));
     }
@@ -106,4 +111,9 @@ public class JUnitVersionHelperTest extends TestCase {
 
     public static class Foo3 extends Foo {
     }
+
+    public static class Foo4 extends Foo {
+        public String name() {return "I'm a foo, too";}
+    }
+
 }