--- a/jmock-junit4/src/test/java/org/jmock/test/acceptance/junit4/JUnit4TestRunnerTests.java

+++ b/jmock-junit4/src/test/java/org/jmock/test/acceptance/junit4/JUnit4TestRunnerTests.java

@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ public class JUnit4TestRunnerTests exten

     public void testDetectsNonPublicBeforeMethodsCorrectly() {

         listener.runTestIn(JUnit4TestWithNonPublicBeforeMethod.class);

         listener.assertTestFailedWith(Throwable.class);

-        assertEquals("should have detected non-public before method",

-                "Method before() should be public",

-                       listener.failure.getMessage());

+	assertTrue("should have detected non-public before method",

+		listener.failure.getMessage().contains("Method before() should be public"));

     }

     public void testAutoInstantiatesMocks() {