diff --git a/src/python/pants/backend/jvm/tasks/junit_run.py b/src/python/pants/backend/jvm/tasks/junit_run.py
index 964035da535..9050dc0c923 100644
--- a/src/python/pants/backend/jvm/tasks/junit_run.py
+++ b/src/python/pants/backend/jvm/tasks/junit_run.py
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@
 from pants.util.dirutil import safe_mkdir, safe_open
 
 
-
 # TODO(ji): Add unit tests.
 # TODO(ji): Add coverage in ci.run (https://github.com/pantsbuild/pants/issues/83)
 
@@ -161,6 +160,9 @@ def __init__(self, task_exports, context):
       self._opts.extend(context.options.junit_run_arg)
 
   def execute(self, targets):
+    # filter out non-junit-test targets
+    targets = list(self._test_target_candidates(targets))
+
     tests = list(self._get_tests_to_run() if self._tests_to_run
                  else self._calculate_tests_from_targets(targets))
     if tests: