diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index 08849c0c87c..ed65721730f 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: Harness Plug-in
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 1.10.400.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 1.10.500.qualifier
 Eclipse-BundleShape: dir
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.ui,
  org.eclipse.core.runtime,
diff --git a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/src/org/eclipse/ui/tests/harness/util/DialogCheck.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/src/org/eclipse/ui/tests/harness/util/DialogCheck.java
index ee8e19180c6..8a75f38c79e 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/src/org/eclipse/ui/tests/harness/util/DialogCheck.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/src/org/eclipse/ui/tests/harness/util/DialogCheck.java
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ public static void assertDialogTexts(Dialog dialog) {
 	public static Shell getShell() {
 		Shell shell = PlatformUI.getWorkbench()
 				.getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getShell();
-		_verifyDialog = new VerifyDialog(shell);
-		_verifyDialog.create();
+		if (_verifyDialog == null) {
+			_verifyDialog = new VerifyDialog(shell);
+			_verifyDialog.create();
+		}
 		return _verifyDialog.getShell();
 	}