diff --git a/test/functional/J9 Exclude File Support/src/com/oti/j9/exclude/XMLParser.java b/test/functional/J9 Exclude File Support/src/com/oti/j9/exclude/XMLParser.java
index bc99ee7857e..41d39441a08 100644
--- a/test/functional/J9 Exclude File Support/src/com/oti/j9/exclude/XMLParser.java	
+++ b/test/functional/J9 Exclude File Support/src/com/oti/j9/exclude/XMLParser.java	
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ private String _scan_attribute_value() throws XMLException
 
 		XMLStringBuffer buffer = new XMLStringBuffer();
 
-		do {
+		while (_fScan != '"') {
 			buffer.append(_fScan);
 			scan_char();
-		} while ( _fScan != '"' );
+		}
 
 		// Advance past the final quote
 		scan_char();
@@ -396,6 +396,9 @@ private void _scan_element_or_instruction() throws XMLException
 		Hashtable attributes = _scan_attributes();
 
 		// Notify the content handler
+		if (VERBOSE) {
+			System.out.format("%nAbout to start <%s> at level %d%n", elementName, _fLevel + 1);
+		}
 		_fDocumentHandler.xmlStartElement(elementName, attributes);
 		_fLevel++;