diff --git a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ManagementContext.java b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ManagementContext.java
index 0dc1c60f23..bb30571e1b 100644
--- a/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ManagementContext.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/broker/jmx/ManagementContext.java
@@ -373,7 +373,10 @@ public class ManagementContext implements Service {
             // set the naming port
             Attribute attr = new Attribute("Port", Integer.valueOf(connectorPort));
             mbeanServer.setAttribute(namingServiceObjectName, attr);
-        } catch (Throwable e) {
+        } catch(ClassNotFoundException e) {
+            LOG.debug("Probably not using JRE 1.4: " + e.getLocalizedMessage());
+        }
+        catch (Throwable e) {
             LOG.debug("Failed to create local registry", e);
         }
         // Create the JMXConnectorServer