--- a/nashorn/make/project.properties	Thu Aug 08 11:20:14 2013 -0300
+++ b/nashorn/make/project.properties	Fri Aug 09 20:48:44 2013 +0530
@@ -222,11 +222,16 @@
 run.test.user.language=tr
 run.test.user.country=TR
 
-#  -XX:+PrintCompilation -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+PrintNMethods
-run.test.jvmargs.main=-server -Xmx${run.test.xmx} -XX:+TieredCompilation -ea -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Duser.language=${run.test.user.language} -Duser.country=${run.test.user.country} -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
+run.test.jvmargs.common=-server -Xmx${run.test.xmx} -XX:+TieredCompilation -Dfile.encoding=UTF-8 -Duser.language=${run.test.user.language} -Duser.country=${run.test.user.country} -XX:+HeapDumpOnOutOfMemoryError
+
+#-XX:-UseCompressedKlassPointers -XX:+PrintHeapAtGC -XX:ClassMetaspaceSize=300M
+# -XX:+PrintCompilation -XX:+UnlockDiagnosticVMOptions -XX:+PrintNMethods
+
+# turn on assertions for tests
+run.test.jvmargs.main=${run.test.jvmargs.common} -ea
 
 #-XX:-UseCompressedKlassPointers -XX:+PrintHeapAtGC -XX:ClassMetaspaceSize=300M  
-run.test.jvmargs.octane.main=-Xms${run.test.xms} ${run.test.jvmargs.main}
+run.test.jvmargs.octane.main=-Xms${run.test.xms} ${run.test.jvmargs.common}
 
 run.test.jvmsecurityargs=-Xverify:all -Djava.security.properties=${basedir}/make/java.security.override -Djava.security.manager -Djava.security.policy=${basedir}/build/nashorn.policy