diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/junit/runner/RemoteTestRunner.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/junit/runner/RemoteTestRunner.java
index 910f9ff..26b3767 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/junit/runner/RemoteTestRunner.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.junit.runtime/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/junit/runner/RemoteTestRunner.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 
 	private boolean fConsoleMode = false;
 
-	public static RemoteTestRunner fgTestRunServer;
+	public static final RemoteTestRunner fgTestRunServer= new RemoteTestRunner();
 
 	/**
 	 * Reader thread that processes messages from the client.
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@
      */
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
 		try {
-			fgTestRunServer= new RemoteTestRunner();
 			fgTestRunServer.init(args);
 			fgTestRunServer.run();
 		} catch (Throwable e) {