diff --git a/maven.junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/junit/JUnitOutputListenerProvider.java b/maven.junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/junit/JUnitOutputListenerProvider.java
--- a/maven.junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/junit/JUnitOutputListenerProvider.java
+++ b/maven.junit/src/org/netbeans/modules/maven/junit/JUnitOutputListenerProvider.java
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Locale;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
@@ -388,7 +389,8 @@
                 }
                 String time = testcase.getAttributeValue("time");
                 if (time != null) {
-                    float fl = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance().parse(time).floatValue();
+                    // the surefire plugin does not print out localised numbers, so use the english format
+                    float fl = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(Locale.ENGLISH).parse(time).floatValue();
                     test.setTimeMillis((long)(fl * 1000));
                 }
                 String classname = testcase.getAttributeValue("classname");
@@ -403,7 +405,8 @@
                 session.addTestCase(test);
             }
             String time = testSuite.getAttributeValue("time");
-            float fl = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance().parse(time).floatValue();
+            // the surefire plugin does not print out localised numbers, so use the english format
+            float fl = NumberFormat.getNumberInstance(Locale.ENGLISH).parse(time).floatValue();
             long timeinmilis = (long)(fl * 1000);
             Manager.getInstance().displayReport(session, session.getReport(timeinmilis));
             File output = new File(outputDir, runningTestClass + suffix + "-output.txt");