diff --git a/test/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java b/test/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java
index fec9f6a0ba8b9cf7c57133f0f3474231263523d7..720df5e126e5c6da286659662535c399e7f6e602 100644
--- a/test/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java
+++ b/test/tools/launcher/ExecutionEnvironment.java
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ public class ExecutionEnvironment {
 
         if (TestHelper.is32Bit) {
             tr = TestHelper.doExec(TestHelper.javaCmd, "-client", "-version");
-            if (!tr.matches("Java.*Client VM.*")) {
-                System.out.println("FAIL: the expected vm -client did launch");
+            if (!tr.matches(".*Client VM.*")) {
+                System.out.println("FAIL: the expected vm -client did not launch");
                 System.out.println(tr);
                 errors++;
             } else {
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@ public class ExecutionEnvironment {
             }
         }
         tr = TestHelper.doExec(TestHelper.javaCmd, "-server", "-version");
-        if (!tr.matches("Java.*Server VM.*")) {
-            System.out.println("FAIL: the expected vm -server did launch");
+        if (!tr.matches(".*Server VM.*")) {
+            System.out.println("FAIL: the expected vm -server did not launch");
             System.out.println(tr);
             errors++;
         } else {
diff --git a/test/tools/launcher/VersionCheck.java b/test/tools/launcher/VersionCheck.java
index a1bca7593d17732cd417246dc9afafd27a1103c9..acef7bbea00009c25bb9d8967b1259e653f69935 100644
--- a/test/tools/launcher/VersionCheck.java
+++ b/test/tools/launcher/VersionCheck.java
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ public class VersionCheck {
         StringBuilder out = new StringBuilder();
         // remove the HotSpot line
         for (String x : alist) {
-            if (!x.contains("HotSpot")) {
+            if (!x.matches(".*Client.*VM.*|.*Server.*VM.*")) {
                 out = out.append(x + "\n");
             }
         }