diff --git a/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/test/ExplicitExceptionTest.java b/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/test/ExplicitExceptionTest.java
index 3c6090af844..f72850e450a 100644
--- a/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/test/ExplicitExceptionTest.java
+++ b/compiler/src/org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.test/src/org/graalvm/compiler/hotspot/test/ExplicitExceptionTest.java
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
  */
 package org.graalvm.compiler.hotspot.test;
 
+import java.util.Objects;
+
 import org.graalvm.compiler.core.test.GraalCompilerTest;
 import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.StructuredGraph;
 import org.graalvm.compiler.nodes.extended.ForeignCallNode;
@@ -73,10 +75,21 @@ public class ExplicitExceptionTest extends GraalCompilerTest {
     @Test
     public void testAIOOBE() {
         int[] array = new int[4];
+        String msg = null;
         for (int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {
             try {
                 testAIOOBESnippet(array);
             } catch (ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
+                if (i == 0) {
+                    msg = e.getMessage();
+                    System.out.println("message on iteration " + i + ": " + msg);
+                } else {
+                    String msg2 = e.getMessage();
+                    if (!Objects.equals(msg, msg2)) {
+                        System.out.println("message on iteration " + i + ": " + msg2);
+                        msg = msg2;
+                    }
+                }
                 // nothing to do
             }
         }