diff --git a/__tests__/fixtures/external/java/empty_failures.xml b/__tests__/fixtures/external/java/empty_failures.xml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c76ed0e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/fixtures/external/java/empty_failures.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
+<testsuites name="my_package.test_foo" tests="3" failures="1" errors="0" time="6.79"><testsuite name="my_package.test_foo.launch_tests" tests="3" failures="1" errors="0" skipped="0" time="6.79"><testcase classname="my_package.TestFoo" name="test_normal_case" time="2.172" /><testcase classname="my_package.TestFoo" name="test_other_case" time="4.558"><failure message="Traceback (most recent call last):&#10;  File &quot;/home/redacted/test_foo.py&quot;, line 183, in test_other_case&#10;    self.assertFalse(True)&#10;AssertionError: True is not false&#10;" /></testcase><testcase classname="my_package.TestFoo" name="test_yet_another_case" time="0.06" /></testsuite></testsuites>
diff --git a/__tests__/java-junit.test.ts b/__tests__/java-junit.test.ts
index a2ee9449..e8111d41 100644
--- a/__tests__/java-junit.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/java-junit.test.ts
@@ -72,4 +72,22 @@ describe('java-junit tests', () => {
     fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(outputPath), {recursive: true})
     fs.writeFileSync(outputPath, report)
   })
+
+  it('parses empty failures in test results', async () => {
+    const fixturePath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'external', 'java', 'empty_failures.xml')
+    const filePath = normalizeFilePath(path.relative(__dirname, fixturePath))
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(fixturePath, {encoding: 'utf8'})
+
+    const trackedFiles: string[] = []
+    const opts: ParseOptions = {
+      parseErrors: true,
+      trackedFiles
+    }
+
+    const parser = new JavaJunitParser(opts)
+    const result = await parser.parse(filePath, fileContent)
+
+    expect(result.result === 'failed')
+    expect(result.failed === 1)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index f9222d3b..21c0fe8b 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -1037,10 +1037,12 @@ class JavaJunitParser {
         const details = typeof failure === 'object' ? failure._ : failure;
         let filePath;
         let line;
-        const src = this.exceptionThrowSource(details);
-        if (src) {
-            filePath = src.filePath;
-            line = src.line;
+        if (details != null) {
+            const src = this.exceptionThrowSource(details);
+            if (src) {
+                filePath = src.filePath;
+                line = src.line;
+            }
         }
         return {
             path: filePath,
diff --git a/src/parsers/java-junit/java-junit-parser.ts b/src/parsers/java-junit/java-junit-parser.ts
index a4df6a38..42b7b08b 100644
--- a/src/parsers/java-junit/java-junit-parser.ts
+++ b/src/parsers/java-junit/java-junit-parser.ts
@@ -128,10 +128,12 @@ export class JavaJunitParser implements TestParser {
     let filePath
     let line
 
-    const src = this.exceptionThrowSource(details)
-    if (src) {
-      filePath = src.filePath
-      line = src.line
+    if (details != null) {
+      const src = this.exceptionThrowSource(details)
+      if (src) {
+        filePath = src.filePath
+        line = src.line
+      }
     }
 
     return {