Index: surefire-api/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/report/XMLReporterTest.java
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--- surefire-api/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/report/XMLReporterTest.java	(Revision 447987)
+++ surefire-api/src/test/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/report/XMLReporterTest.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -16,8 +16,11 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+import java.util.Iterator;
+
 import junit.framework.AssertionFailedError;
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
 import org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom;
 
 public class XMLReporterTest
@@ -65,4 +68,31 @@
         assertEquals( message, child.getAttribute( "type" ) );
     }
 
+    /*
+     * Test method for MSUREFIREREP-26
+     */
+    public void testResetResults()
+    {
+        assertNoEntriesInResults();
+        
+        reporter.testError( reportEntry, "", "" );
+        assertOneEntryInResult();
+
+        reporter.reset();
+        assertNoEntriesInResults();
+    }
+
+    private void assertOneEntryInResult()
+    {
+        Iterator iter = reporter.getResults();
+        assertTrue( iter.hasNext() );
+        iter.next();
+        assertFalse( iter.hasNext() );
+    }
+
+    private void assertNoEntriesInResults()
+    {
+        Iterator iter = reporter.getResults();
+        assertFalse( iter.hasNext() );
+    }
 }
Index: surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/report/XMLReporter.java
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--- surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/report/XMLReporter.java	(Revision 447972)
+++ surefire-api/src/main/java/org/apache/maven/surefire/report/XMLReporter.java	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -51,12 +51,29 @@
 
     private File reportsDirectory;
 
-    private List results = Collections.synchronizedList( new ArrayList() );
+    private List results;
 
+    /* 
+     * list with results must be cleared, otherwise they accumulate here
+     * MSUREFIREREP-26
+     * @see org.apache.maven.surefire.report.AbstractReporter#reset()
+     */
+    public void reset()
+    {
+        super.reset();
+        clearResults();
+    }
+
+    private void clearResults()
+    {
+        results = Collections.synchronizedList( new ArrayList() );
+    }
+
     public XMLReporter( File reportsDirectory, Boolean trimStackTrace )
     {
         super( trimStackTrace );
 
+        clearResults();
         this.reportsDirectory = reportsDirectory;
     }