diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 874f66975..e4ad3be79 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@
               <PROJECT_BASE>${project.build.directory}</PROJECT_BASE>
             </environmentVariables>
             <forkCount>${surefire.forkCount}</forkCount>
-            <redirectTestOutputToFile>true</redirectTestOutputToFile>
+            <redirectTestOutputToFile>false</redirectTestOutputToFile>
             <reuseForks>true</reuseForks>
             <runOrder>random</runOrder>
           </configuration>
diff --git a/src/test/java/emissary/output/DropOffUtilTest.java b/src/test/java/emissary/output/DropOffUtilTest.java
index 0c68761cb..7ca41b9a2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/emissary/output/DropOffUtilTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/emissary/output/DropOffUtilTest.java
@@ -469,7 +469,11 @@ void testGetEventDate() {
         // removing tld FILE_DATE should default to now as configured by default
         tld.deleteParameter(FILE_DATE);
         assertNotNull(this.util.getEventDate(d, tld));
-        assertTrue(this.util.getEventDate(d, tld).toInstant().compareTo(start) > 0);
+        System.out.println(start.getEpochSecond());
+        System.out.println(this.util.getEventDate(d, tld).toInstant().getEpochSecond());
+        System.out.println(start.getNano());
+        System.out.println(this.util.getEventDate(d, tld).toInstant().getNano());
+        assertTrue(this.util.getEventDate(d, tld).toInstant().compareTo(start) >= 0);
 
         // changing the configuration to not default to now should return null
         Configurator cfg = new ServiceConfigGuide();