diff --git a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index df5336d80e9..51e2fc1373c 100644
--- a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
-Bundle-Name: RSE Core Tests
+Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.rse.tests;singleton:=true
 Bundle-Version: 1.0.1.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.rse.tests.RSETestsPlugin
-Bundle-Vendor: Eclipse.org
+Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
 Require-Bundle: org.junit,
  org.eclipse.core.runtime,
diff --git a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/build.properties b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/build.properties
index 533fd267c96..a1d5efa6bee 100644
--- a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/build.properties
+++ b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/build.properties
@@ -6,12 +6,18 @@
 # http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 # 
 # Contributors:
-#     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
+# IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
+# Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - fix ant build and make consistent
 ###############################################################################
-source.. = src/
-output.. = bin/
-bin.includes = .,\
-               plugin.xml,\
-               META-INF/,\
-               SystemConnectionInfo.properties,\
-               test.xml
+source.. = src/
+output.. = bin/
+bin.includes = .,\
+               plugin.xml,\
+               META-INF/,\
+               SystemConnectionInfo.properties,\
+               test.xml,\
+               plugin.properties
+
+# build with "assert" keyword enabled
+javacSource = 1.4
+javacTarget = 1.4
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/plugin.properties b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/plugin.properties
index 669c8c761ff..22adf0a4705 100644
--- a/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/plugin.properties
+++ b/rse/tests/org.eclipse.rse.tests/plugin.properties
@@ -6,11 +6,9 @@
 # http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
 # 
 # Contributors:
-#     IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
+# IBM Corporation - initial API and implementation
+# Martin Oberhuber (Wind River) - fix ant build for "assert", make consistent
 ###############################################################################
 
-#
-# Externalized MANIFEST.MF and plugin.xml strings
-#
-plugin.vendor=Eclipse.org
-plugin.name=RSE Core Tests
+pluginName=RSE Core Tests
+providerName=Eclipse.org