diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ChildJVMMain.java b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ChildJVMMain.java
index ce9aebf719e1..9cc14d473262 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ChildJVMMain.java
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/ChildJVMMain.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 
 public class ChildJVMMain {
+    static final String MessageStart = "##THIS IS THE START FOR ME, HELLO##";
     static final String MessageEnd = "##THIS IS THE END FOR ME, GOODBYE##";
 
     private static void runMain(String dir) throws Exception {
@@ -23,6 +24,9 @@ private static void runMain(String dir) throws Exception {
         Class<?> cls = ucl.loadClass("Test");
         Method meth = cls.getMethod("main", String[].class);
         Object[] args = new Object[]{ new String[]{ "jvm" } };
+
+        System.out.println(MessageStart);
+
         meth.invoke(null, args);
     }
 
diff --git a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/RunnerOrchestration.scala b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/RunnerOrchestration.scala
index 94bc9eb3275b..767e92fc584e 100644
--- a/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/RunnerOrchestration.scala
+++ b/compiler/test/dotty/tools/vulpix/RunnerOrchestration.scala
@@ -118,7 +118,13 @@ trait RunnerOrchestration {
           if (childStdout eq null)
             childStdout = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(process.getInputStream))
 
-          var childOutput = childStdout.readLine()
+          var childOutput: String = childStdout.readLine()
+
+          // Discard all messages until the test starts
+          while (childOutput != ChildJVMMain.MessageStart && childOutput != null)
+            childOutput = childStdout.readLine()
+          childOutput = childStdout.readLine()
+
           while (childOutput != ChildJVMMain.MessageEnd && childOutput != null) {
             sb.append(childOutput)
             sb += '\n'