diff --git a/lua/jdtls/junit.lua b/lua/jdtls/junit.lua
index 87c2402..7f3b55e 100644
--- a/lua/jdtls/junit.lua
+++ b/lua/jdtls/junit.lua
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ local function parse(content, tests)
       table.insert(tests, test)
       test = nil
     elseif vim.startswith(line, MessageId.TestFailed) or vim.startswith(line, MessageId.TestError) then
-      assert(test, "Encountered TestFailed/TestError, but no TestStart encounterd")
+      -- Can get test failure without test start if it is a class initialization failure
+      if not test then
+        test = {
+          fq_class = vim.split(line, ',')[2],
+          traces = {},
+        }
+      end
       test.failed = true
     elseif vim.startswith(line, MessageId.TraceStart) then
       tracing = true
@@ -51,6 +57,9 @@ local function parse(content, tests)
       table.insert(test.traces, line)
     end
   end
+  if test then
+    table.insert(tests, test)
+  end
 end
 
 M.__parse = parse
@@ -79,9 +88,13 @@ function M.mk_test_results(bufnr)
     show = function()
       local items = {}
       local repl = require('dap.repl')
+      local num_failures = 0
       for _, test in ipairs(tests) do
         if test.failed then
-          repl.append('❌' .. test.method, '$')
+          num_failures = num_failures + 1
+          if test.method then
+            repl.append('❌' .. test.method, '$')
+          end
           for _, msg in ipairs(test.traces) do
             local match = msg:match(string.format('at %s.%s', test.fq_class, test.method) .. '%(([%a%p]*:%d+)%)')
             if match then
@@ -103,15 +116,15 @@ function M.mk_test_results(bufnr)
         end
       end
 
-      if #items > 0 then
+      if num_failures > 0 then
         vim.fn.setqflist({}, 'r', {
           title = 'jdtls-tests',
           items = items,
         })
         print(
           'Tests finished. Results printed to dap-repl.',
-          'Errors added to quickfix list',
-          string.format('(❌%d / %d)', #items, #tests)
+          #items > 0 and 'Errors added to quickfix list' or '',
+          string.format('(❌%d / %d)', num_failures, #tests)
         )
       else
         print('Tests finished. Results printed to dap-repl. All', #tests, 'succeeded')
diff --git a/tests/junit_spec.lua b/tests/junit_spec.lua
index ef81edd..681320f 100644
--- a/tests/junit_spec.lua
+++ b/tests/junit_spec.lua
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
+local junit = require 'jdtls.junit'
 describe('jdtls.junit', function()
-  it('can parse test results', function()
-    local junit = require 'jdtls.junit'
+  it('can parse result of successful test', function()
     local lines = {
       '%TESTC  1 v2',
       '%TSTTREE1,test_foo(io.bar.BarTest),false,1,false,-1,test_foo(io.bar.BarTest),,',
@@ -20,4 +20,31 @@ describe('jdtls.junit', function()
     }
     assert.are.same(expected, tests)
   end)
+  it('can parse test result with initialization failure', function()
+    local lines = {
+      '%TESTC  1 v2',
+      '%TSTTREE1,test_foo(io.foo.FooTest),false,1,false,-1,test_foo(io.foo.FooTest),,',
+      '%ERROR  2,io.foo.FooTest',
+      '%TRACES ',
+      'java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: foo',
+      '\tat java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)',
+      '',
+      '%TRACEE ',
+      '%RUNTIME698',
+    }
+    local tests = {}
+    junit.__parse(table.concat(lines, '\n'), tests)
+    local expected = {
+      {
+        failed = true,
+        fq_class = 'io.foo.FooTest',
+        traces = {
+          'java.lang.UnsupportedOperationException: foo',
+          '\tat java.base/java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:833)',
+          '',
+        },
+      },
+    }
+    assert.are.same(expected, tests)
+  end)
 end)