diff --git a/akka-osgi-aries/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/aries/blueprint/NamespaceHandlerTest.scala b/akka-osgi-aries/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/aries/blueprint/NamespaceHandlerTest.scala
index 03338c6b24..2728a80894 100644
--- a/akka-osgi-aries/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/aries/blueprint/NamespaceHandlerTest.scala
+++ b/akka-osgi-aries/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/aries/blueprint/NamespaceHandlerTest.scala
@@ -38,17 +38,21 @@ class SimpleNamespaceHandlerTest extends WordSpec with MustMatchers with PojoSRT
 
   "simple.xml" must {
     "set up ActorSystem when bundle starts" in {
-      serviceForType[ActorSystem] must not be (null)
+      filterErrors() {
+        serviceForType[ActorSystem] must not be (null)
+      }
     }
 
     "stop the ActorSystem when bundle stops" in {
-      val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
-      system.isTerminated must be(false)
+      filterErrors() {
+        val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
+        system.isTerminated must be(false)
 
-      bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).stop()
+        bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).stop()
 
-      system.awaitTermination()
-      system.isTerminated must be(true)
+        system.awaitTermination()
+        system.isTerminated must be(true)
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -64,19 +68,23 @@ class ConfigNamespaceHandlerTest extends WordSpec with MustMatchers with PojoSRT
 
   "config.xml" must {
     "set up ActorSystem when bundle starts" in {
-      val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
-      system must not be (null)
-      system.settings.config.getString("some.config.key") must be("value")
+      filterErrors() {
+        val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
+        system must not be (null)
+        system.settings.config.getString("some.config.key") must be("value")
+      }
     }
 
     "stop the ActorSystem when bundle stops" in {
-      val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
-      system.isTerminated must be(false)
+      filterErrors() {
+        val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
+        system.isTerminated must be(false)
 
-      bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).stop()
+        bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).stop()
 
-      system.awaitTermination()
-      system.isTerminated must be(true)
+        system.awaitTermination()
+        system.isTerminated must be(true)
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -93,9 +101,11 @@ class DependencyInjectionNamespaceHandlerTest extends WordSpec with MustMatchers
   "injection.xml" must {
 
     "set up bean containing ActorSystem" in {
-      val bean = serviceForType[ActorSystemAwareBean]
-      bean must not be (null)
-      bean.system must not be (null)
+      filterErrors() {
+        val bean = serviceForType[ActorSystemAwareBean]
+        bean must not be (null)
+        bean.system must not be (null)
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/ActorSystemActivatorTest.scala b/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/ActorSystemActivatorTest.scala
index e1781b4a80..80bac1529f 100644
--- a/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/ActorSystemActivatorTest.scala
+++ b/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/ActorSystemActivatorTest.scala
@@ -38,21 +38,24 @@ class PingPongActorSystemActivatorTest extends WordSpec with MustMatchers with P
   "PingPongActorSystemActivator" must {
 
     "start and register the ActorSystem when bundle starts" in {
-      val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
-      val actor = system.actorFor("/user/pong")
+      filterErrors() {
+        val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
+        val actor = system.actorFor("/user/pong")
 
-      implicit val timeout = Timeout(5 seconds)
-      Await.result(actor ? Ping, timeout.duration) must be(Pong)
+        implicit val timeout = Timeout(5 seconds)
+        Await.result(actor ? Ping, timeout.duration) must be(Pong)
+      }
     }
 
     "stop the ActorSystem when bundle stops" in {
-      val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
-      system.isTerminated must be(false)
+      filterErrors() {
+        val system = serviceForType[ActorSystem]
+        system.isTerminated must be(false)
 
-      bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).stop()
-
-      system.awaitTermination()
-      system.isTerminated must be(true)
+        bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).stop()
+        system.awaitTermination()
+        system.isTerminated must be(true)
+      }
     }
   }
 
@@ -67,7 +70,9 @@ class RuntimeNameActorSystemActivatorTest extends WordSpec with MustMatchers wit
   "RuntimeNameActorSystemActivator" must {
 
     "register an ActorSystem and add the bundle id to the system name" in {
-      serviceForType[ActorSystem].name must equal(TestActivators.ACTOR_SYSTEM_NAME_PATTERN.format(bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).getBundleId))
+      filterErrors() {
+        serviceForType[ActorSystem].name must equal(TestActivators.ACTOR_SYSTEM_NAME_PATTERN.format(bundleForName(TEST_BUNDLE_NAME).getBundleId))
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala b/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala
index 9e1b1012db..e993d04f01 100644
--- a/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala
+++ b/akka-osgi/src/test/scala/akka/osgi/PojoSRTestSupport.scala
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ import org.osgi.framework._
 import java.net.URL
 
 import java.util.jar.JarInputStream
-import java.io.{ FileInputStream, FileOutputStream, File }
+import java.io._
 import org.scalatest.{ BeforeAndAfterAll, Suite }
 import java.util.{ UUID, Date, ServiceLoader, HashMap }
 import scala.reflect.ClassTag
+import scala.Some
 
 /**
  * Trait that provides support for building akka-osgi tests using PojoSR
@@ -32,6 +33,8 @@ trait PojoSRTestSupport extends Suite with BeforeAndAfterAll {
    */
   def testBundles: Seq[BundleDescriptor]
 
+  val bufferedLoadingErrors = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
+
   lazy val context: BundleContext = {
     val config = new HashMap[String, AnyRef]()
     System.setProperty("org.osgi.framework.storage", "target/akka-osgi/" + UUID.randomUUID().toString)
@@ -40,7 +43,15 @@ trait PojoSRTestSupport extends Suite with BeforeAndAfterAll {
     bundles.addAll(testBundles)
     config.put(PojoServiceRegistryFactory.BUNDLE_DESCRIPTORS, bundles)
 
-    ServiceLoader.load(classOf[PojoServiceRegistryFactory]).iterator.next.newPojoServiceRegistry(config).getBundleContext
+    val oldErr = System.err
+    System.setErr(new PrintStream(bufferedLoadingErrors))
+    try {
+      ServiceLoader.load(classOf[PojoServiceRegistryFactory]).iterator.next.newPojoServiceRegistry(config).getBundleContext
+    } catch {
+      case e: Throwable ⇒ oldErr.write(bufferedLoadingErrors.toByteArray); throw e
+    } finally {
+      System.setErr(oldErr)
+    }
   }
 
   // Ensure bundles get stopped at the end of the test to release resources and stop threads
@@ -72,6 +83,14 @@ trait PojoSRTestSupport extends Suite with BeforeAndAfterAll {
   }
 
   protected def buildTestBundles(builders: Seq[BundleDescriptorBuilder]): Seq[BundleDescriptor] = builders map (_.build)
+
+  def filterErrors()(block: ⇒ Unit): Unit = {
+    try {
+      block
+    } catch {
+      case e: Throwable ⇒ System.err.write(bufferedLoadingErrors.toByteArray); throw e
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 object PojoSRTestSupport {