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/UITestCase.java b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/src/org/eclipse/ui/tests/harness/util/UITestCase.java
index f2d5f5a0e12..4ebc7ed06f2 100644
--- a/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/src/org/eclipse/ui/tests/harness/util/UITestCase.java
+++ b/tests/org.eclipse.ui.tests.harness/src/org/eclipse/ui/tests/harness/util/UITestCase.java
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public static void fail(String message, Throwable e) {
 			write(status, 0);
 		} else
 			e.printStackTrace();
-		fail(message + ": " + e);
+		throw new AssertionError(message, e);
 	}
 
 	private static void indent(OutputStream output, int indent) {