diff --git a/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/FullyExecutableJarTests.java b/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/FullyExecutableJarTests.java
index 8bb9a0c93b2..86704f2012c 100644
--- a/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/FullyExecutableJarTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-integration-tests/spring-boot-gradle-tests/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/gradle/FullyExecutableJarTests.java
@@ -166,11 +166,12 @@ public class FullyExecutableJarTests {
 
 	private List<String> readLines(File file) throws IOException {
 		BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
-		String line;
 		List<String> lines = new ArrayList<String>();
 		try {
-			while ((line = reader.readLine()) != null && lines.size() < 50) {
+			String line = reader.readLine();
+			while (line != null && lines.size() < 50) {
 				lines.add(line);
+				line = reader.readLine();
 			}
 		}
 		finally {