diff --git a/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly b/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly
index efc140b1..8c0b5e3d 100644
--- a/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly
+++ b/ant/src/plugin-resources/templates/build.jelly
@@ -227,14 +227,17 @@
 
   <target
     name="junit-present"
-    depends="compile-tests"
+    depends="init"
     unless="Junit.present">
-    <echo>Junit isn't present in your $${ANT_HOME}/lib directory. Tests not done.</echo>
+    <echo>================================= WARNING ================================</echo>
+    <echo>Junit isn't present in your $${ANT_HOME}/lib directory. Tests not executed.</echo>
+    <echo>==========================================================================</echo>
   </target>
 
   <target 
     name="compile-tests"
-    depends="compile">
+    depends="junit-present,compile"
+    if="Junit.present">
     <j:if test="${unitTestSourcesPresent}">
       <mkdir dir="$${testclassesdir}"/>
       <javac