diff --git a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/testHarness/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/testHarness/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java
index a336b87e..81eedc8b 100644
--- a/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/testHarness/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java
+++ b/slf4j-api/src/test/java/org/slf4j/testHarness/MultithreadedInitializationTest.java
@@ -41,8 +41,7 @@ abstract public class MultithreadedInitializationTest {
         long expectedEventCount = eventCount.get() + extraLogEvents();
 
         assertTrue(expectedEventCount + " >= " + recordedEventCount, expectedEventCount >= recordedEventCount);
-        assertTrue(expectedEventCount + " < " + recordedEventCount + "+" + LENIENCY_COUNT, expectedEventCount < (recordedEventCount + LENIENCY_COUNT));
-    }
+        assertTrue("unmet condition: " + expectedEventCount + " < " + recordedEventCount + "+" + LENIENCY_COUNT, expectedEventCount < (recordedEventCount + LENIENCY_COUNT));   }
 
     abstract protected long getRecordedEventCount();