diff --git a/dev-support/test-patch.py b/dev-support/test-patch.py
index ab136028ac..70eee2383c 100755
--- a/dev-support/test-patch.py
+++ b/dev-support/test-patch.py
@@ -295,6 +295,6 @@ def post_jira_comment_and_exit():
 if run_tests:
   mvn_test(result, output_dir)
 else:
-  result.info.append("patch applied and built but tests did not execute")
+  result.info("patch applied and built but tests did not execute")
 
 result.exit_handler()