diff --git a/jvm-runner/src/java/codewars/java/CwRunListener.java b/jvm-runner/src/java/codewars/java/CwRunListener.java
index 0f4ac34e..4064834c 100644
--- a/jvm-runner/src/java/codewars/java/CwRunListener.java
+++ b/jvm-runner/src/java/codewars/java/CwRunListener.java
@@ -14,23 +14,23 @@ public void testFailure(final Failure failure)
         failed = true;
         final String msg = failure.getMessage();
         final boolean hasMessage =  msg != null && msg.length() > 0;
-        System.out.println(String.format("<FAILED::>%s<:LF:>", formatMessage(hasMessage ? msg : "Runtime Error Occurred")));
+        System.out.println(String.format("\n<FAILED::>%s<:LF:>", formatMessage(hasMessage ? msg : "Runtime Error Occurred")));
         if(!hasMessage && failure.getException() != null) {
             System.out.println(formatException(failure.getException()));
         }
     }
     public void testStarted(final Description description)
     {
-        System.out.println(String.format("<DESCRIBE::>%s<:LF:>", formatMessage(description.getDisplayName())));
+        System.out.println(String.format("\n<DESCRIBE::>%s<:LF:>", formatMessage(description.getDisplayName())));
         failed = false;
     }
     public void testFinished(final Description description)
     {
         if(!failed)
         {
-            System.out.println("<PASSED::>Test Passed<:LF:>");
+            System.out.println("\n<PASSED::>Test Passed<:LF:>");
         }
-        System.out.println("<COMPLETEDIN::>");
+        System.out.println("\n<COMPLETEDIN::>");
     }
     private static String formatException(final Throwable ex)
     {
diff --git a/test/runners/java_spec.js b/test/runners/java_spec.js
index 850af2b7..00af9564 100644
--- a/test/runners/java_spec.js
+++ b/test/runners/java_spec.js
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('java runner', function () {
                     + '        System.out.println("test out");\n'
                     + '}}'
             }, function (buffer) {
-                expect(buffer.stdout).to.contain('<DESCRIBE::>myTestFunction(TestFixture)<:LF:>\ntest out\n<PASSED::>Test Passed<:LF:>\n');
+                expect(buffer.stdout).to.contain('<DESCRIBE::>myTestFunction(TestFixture)<:LF:>\ntest out\n\n<PASSED::>Test Passed<:LF:>\n');
                 done();
             });
         });
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('java runner', function () {
                     + '        System.out.println("test out");\n'
                     + '}}'
             }, function (buffer) {
-                expect(buffer.stdout).to.contain('<DESCRIBE::>myTestFunction(TestFixture)<:LF:>\n<FAILED::>Failed Message expected:<5> but was:<3><:LF:>\n');
+                expect(buffer.stdout).to.contain('<DESCRIBE::>myTestFunction(TestFixture)<:LF:>\n\n<FAILED::>Failed Message expected:<5> but was:<3><:LF:>\n');
                 done();
             });
         });