diff --git a/java/test/TestH5E.java b/java/test/TestH5E.java
index 7810c748d4..a1ca42c41d 100644
--- a/java/test/TestH5E.java
+++ b/java/test/TestH5E.java
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 
 public class TestH5E {
     @Rule public TestName testname = new TestName();
+
+    public static final int ERRSTACK_CNT = 3;
+    public static final int ERRSTACK_MTY_CNT = 0;
+
     long hdf_java_classid = -1;
     long current_stackid = -1;
 
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ public class TestH5E {
             fail("H5.H5Epop: " + err);
         }
 
-        assertTrue("H5.H5Epop #:" + num_msg, num_msg == 0);
+        assertTrue("H5.H5Epop #:" + num_msg, num_msg == TestH5E.ERRSTACK_MTY_CNT);
 
         try {
             num_msg = H5.H5Eget_num(current_stackid);
@@ -168,7 +172,7 @@ public class TestH5E {
             fail("H5.H5Epop: " + err);
         }
 
-        assertTrue("H5.H5Epop #:" + num_msg, num_msg == 3);
+        assertTrue("H5.H5Epop #:" + num_msg, num_msg == TestH5E.ERRSTACK_CNT);
 
         try {
             H5.H5Epop(current_stackid, 1);
@@ -186,7 +190,7 @@ public class TestH5E {
             fail("H5.H5Epop: " + err);
         }
 
-        assertTrue("H5.H5Epop", num_msg == 2);
+        assertTrue("H5.H5Epop", num_msg == TestH5E.ERRSTACK_CNT - 1);
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -227,7 +231,7 @@ public class TestH5E {
 
             try {
                 num_msg = H5.H5Eget_num(estack_id);
-                assertTrue("testH5Epush #:" + num_msg, num_msg == 0);
+                assertTrue("testH5Epush #:" + num_msg, num_msg == TestH5E.ERRSTACK_MTY_CNT);
             }
             catch (Throwable err) {
                 err.printStackTrace();
@@ -238,7 +242,7 @@ public class TestH5E {
 
             try {
                 num_msg = H5.H5Eget_num(estack_id);
-                assertTrue("testH5Epush #:" + num_msg, num_msg == 1);
+                assertTrue("testH5Epush #:" + num_msg, num_msg == TestH5E.ERRSTACK_CNT + 1);
             }
             catch (Throwable err) {
                 err.printStackTrace();
@@ -314,7 +318,7 @@ public class TestH5E {
             err.printStackTrace();
             fail("testH5Ewalk:H5Eget_num " + err);
         }
-        assertTrue("testH5Ewalk #:" + num_msg, num_msg == 3);
+        assertTrue("testH5Ewalk #:" + num_msg, num_msg == TestH5E.ERRSTACK_CNT);
 
         try {
             H5.H5Ewalk2(current_stackid, HDF5Constants.H5E_WALK_UPWARD, walk_cb, walk_data);
diff --git a/java/test/TestH5Edefault.java b/java/test/TestH5Edefault.java
index e6ac7fae3d..83650272d2 100644
--- a/java/test/TestH5Edefault.java
+++ b/java/test/TestH5Edefault.java
@@ -27,12 +27,12 @@ import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.rules.TestName;
 
 public class TestH5Edefault {
+    @Rule public TestName testname = new TestName();
+
     public static final int ERRSTACK_CNT = 3;
     public static final int ERRSTACK_MTY_CNT = 0;
     public static final int ERRSTACK_POP_CNT = 2;
 
-    @Rule public TestName testname = new TestName();
-
     @Before
     public void H5Eset_default_stack() {
         assertTrue("H5 open ids is 0",H5.getOpenIDCount()==0);