diff --git a/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java b/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java
index d1437aba839..2a1aa532a07 100644
--- a/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java
+++ b/jetty-io/src/test/java/org/eclipse/jetty/io/nio/SelectChannelEndPointTest.java
@@ -292,8 +292,8 @@ public class SelectChannelEndPointTest
         long start=System.currentTimeMillis();
         try
         {
-            client.getInputStream().read();
-            Assert.fail("Should have timed out waiting for a response");
+            int b= client.getInputStream().read();
+            Assert.fail("Should have timed out waiting for a response, but read "+b);
         }
         catch(SocketTimeoutException e)
         {