diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlow.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlow.java
index b2b9e2a82..75bc03f1e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlow.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/job/flow/support/SimpleFlow.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2006-2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2006-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/JsrFlowJob.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/JsrFlowJob.java
index 8374b3ebf..8a043040a 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/JsrFlowJob.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/JsrFlowJob.java
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public class JsrFlowJob extends FlowJob {
 				String stepName = startState.getName().substring(startState.getName().indexOf(".") + 1, startState.getName().length());
 				Step step = ((StepState) startState).getStep(stepName);
 				if(step instanceof DecisionStep) {
-					throw new JobExecutionException("Invalid first step");
+					throw new JobExecutionException("Decision step is an invalid first step");
 				} else {
 					break;
 				}
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/DefaultFlow.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/DefaultFlow.java
index d09ef3a37..ed5a06de5 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/DefaultFlow.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/job/flow/support/DefaultFlow.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStep.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStep.java
index 4be356f6c..3c034c17e 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStep.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStep.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2014 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStepTests.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStepTests.java
index 2e92ef395..82705ff94 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStepTests.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/jsr/step/DecisionStepTests.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class DecisionStepTests {
 
 	private static ApplicationContext baseContext;
 
-	public JobExplorer jobExplorer;
+	private JobExplorer jobExplorer;
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
@@ -107,9 +107,6 @@ public class DecisionStepTests {
 
 		@Override
 		public String decide(StepExecution[] executions) throws Exception {
-			for (StepExecution stepExecution : executions) {
-				System.err.println(stepExecution.getStepName());
-			}
 			previousStepCount = executions.length;
 			return "next";
 		}