diff --git a/jvm/jvm-annotations/src/main/java/org/quickperf/jvm/allocation/MeasureHeapAllocationPerfVerifier.java b/jvm/jvm-annotations/src/main/java/org/quickperf/jvm/allocation/MeasureHeapAllocationPerfVerifier.java
index a3742947..72afa446 100644
--- a/jvm/jvm-annotations/src/main/java/org/quickperf/jvm/allocation/MeasureHeapAllocationPerfVerifier.java
+++ b/jvm/jvm-annotations/src/main/java/org/quickperf/jvm/allocation/MeasureHeapAllocationPerfVerifier.java
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ private MeasureHeapAllocationPerfVerifier() { }
     @Override
     public PerfIssue verifyPerfIssue(MeasureHeapAllocation annotation, Allocation measuredAllocation) {
         String allocationAsString = byteAllocationMeasureFormatter.format(measuredAllocation);
-        try (PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(System.out);) {
-            pw.printf(annotation.format(), allocationAsString);
-        }
+        PrintWriter pw = new PrintWriter(System.out);
+        pw.printf(annotation.format(), allocationAsString);
+        // do not call close on pw since it will call close on System.out
+        // thus preventing any further printing on the console
+        pw.flush();
         return PerfIssue.NONE;
     }