diff --git a/test/utils/jenkins-reporter.js b/test/utils/jenkins-reporter.js
index 818e30bb6..ba17e5133 100644
--- a/test/utils/jenkins-reporter.js
+++ b/test/utils/jenkins-reporter.js
@@ -14,6 +14,47 @@ var fs = require('fs');
 var path = require('path');
 var inspect = require('util').inspect;
 
+var stdioHook = {
+  interceptors: [],
+
+  // overload the write methods on stdout and stderr
+  wraps: ['stdout', 'stderr'].map(function (name) {
+    var obj = process[name];
+
+    var orig = obj.write;
+
+    obj.write = function (chunk) {
+      if (!stdioHook.interceptors.length) {
+        return orig.apply(obj, arguments);
+      } else {
+        stdioHook.interceptors.forEach(function (intercept) {
+          intercept(name, chunk);
+        });
+      }
+    };
+
+    obj.__restore = function () {
+      obj.write = orig;
+    };
+
+    return obj;
+  }),
+
+  restore: function () {
+    stdioHook.wraps.splice(0).forEach(function (stream) {
+      stream.__restore();
+    });
+  },
+
+  intercept: function (handler) {
+    stdioHook.interceptors.push(handler);
+    return function () {
+      var i = stdioHook.interceptors.indexOf(handler);
+      if (i > -1) stdioHook.interceptors.splice(i, 1);
+    };
+  }
+}
+
 var log = (function () {
   var locked = _.bind(process.stdout.write, process.stdout);
   return function (str) {
@@ -153,6 +194,12 @@ function JenkinsReporter(runner) {
     }
   });
 
+  var restoreStdio = stdioHook.intercept(function (name, chunk) {
+    if (stack[0]) {
+      stack[0][name] = (stack[0][name] || '') + chunk;
+    }
+  });
+
   runner.on('end', function () {
     restoreStdio();
     var xml = makeJUnitXml('node ' + process.version, {
@@ -183,26 +230,4 @@ function JenkinsReporter(runner) {
       '  pending: ' + chalk.grey(stats.pending)
     ].join('\n'));
   });
-
-  // overload the write methods on stdout and stderr
-  ['stdout', 'stderr'].forEach(function (name) {
-    var obj = process[name];
-    var orig = obj.write;
-    obj.write = function (chunk) {
-      if (stack[0]) {
-        stack[0][name] = (stack[0][name] || '') + chunk;
-      }
-
-      // orig.apply(obj, arguments);
-    };
-    obj.__restore = function () {
-      this.write = orig;
-    };
-  });
-
-  function restoreStdio() {
-    process.stdout.__restore();
-    process.stderr.__restore();
-  }
-
 }