diff --git a/lib/autotest/rspec2.rb b/lib/autotest/rspec2.rb
index dc8050a65c..8c8728d1b5 100644
--- a/lib/autotest/rspec2.rb
+++ b/lib/autotest/rspec2.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ def initialize
     super
     clear_mappings
     setup_rspec_project_mappings
-    self.failed_results_re = /^\s*\d\).*\n\s+Failure.*(\n\s+#\s(.*)?:\d+)+$/m
+
+    # Example for Ruby 1.8: http://rubular.com/r/AOXNVDrZpx
+    # Example for Ruby 1.9: http://rubular.com/r/85ag5AZ2jP
+    self.failed_results_re = /^\s*\d+\).*\n\s+Failure.*(\n\s+#\s(.*)?:\d+(?::.*)?)+$/m
     self.completed_re = /\n(?:\e\[\d*m)?\d* examples?/m
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/autotest/failed_results_re_spec.rb b/spec/autotest/failed_results_re_spec.rb
index 19b1c16c46..ec8a933dd5 100644
--- a/spec/autotest/failed_results_re_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/autotest/failed_results_re_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
   it "matches a failure" do
     re = Autotest::Rspec2.new.failed_results_re
-    re =~ example_output
-    $2.should == __FILE__.sub(File.expand_path('.'),'.')
+    example_output.should =~ re
+    example_output[re, 2].should == __FILE__.sub(File.expand_path('.'),'.')
   end
 end