diff -r bedc3b93a040 -r c91483c86597 vmtest/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/vmtest/impl/Bck2BrwsrCase.java
--- a/vmtest/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/vmtest/impl/Bck2BrwsrCase.java	Sat Dec 29 19:42:47 2012 +0100
+++ b/vmtest/src/main/java/org/apidesign/bck2brwsr/vmtest/impl/Bck2BrwsrCase.java	Mon Jan 07 18:27:01 2013 +0100
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileWriter;
 import java.io.IOException;
+import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.WeakHashMap;
@@ -52,7 +53,12 @@
             MethodInvocation c = l.invokeMethod(m.getDeclaringClass(), m.getName());
             value = c.toString();
         } else {
-            value = m.invoke(m.getDeclaringClass().newInstance());
+            try {
+                value = m.invoke(m.getDeclaringClass().newInstance());
+            } catch (InvocationTargetException ex) {
+                Throwable t = ex.getTargetException();
+                value = t.getClass().getName() + ":" + t.getMessage();
+            }
         }
     }