diff --git a/include/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp b/include/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp
index e29b1b41..ae59627c 100644
--- a/include/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp
+++ b/include/internal/catch_xmlwriter.hpp
@@ -211,6 +211,13 @@ namespace Catch {
             return *this;
         }
 
+        void ensureTagClosed() {
+            if( m_tagIsOpen ) {
+                m_os << ">" << std::endl;
+                m_tagIsOpen = false;
+            }
+        }
+
     private:
         XmlWriter( XmlWriter const& );
         void operator=( XmlWriter const& );
@@ -219,13 +226,6 @@ namespace Catch {
             m_os << "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n";
         }
 
-        void ensureTagClosed() {
-            if( m_tagIsOpen ) {
-                m_os << ">" << std::endl;
-                m_tagIsOpen = false;
-            }
-        }
-
         void newlineIfNecessary() {
             if( m_needsNewline ) {
                 m_os << std::endl;
diff --git a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp
index 00baff93..d0a6689d 100644
--- a/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp
+++ b/include/reporters/catch_reporter_xml.hpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace Catch {
 
             if ( m_config->showDurations() == ShowDurations::Always )
                 m_testCaseTimer.start();
+            m_xml.ensureTagClosed();
         }
 
         virtual void sectionStarting( SectionInfo const& sectionInfo ) CATCH_OVERRIDE {
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ namespace Catch {
                 m_xml.startElement( "Section" )
                     .writeAttribute( "name", trim( sectionInfo.name ) )
                     .writeAttribute( "description", sectionInfo.description );
+                m_xml.ensureTagClosed();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
index 42b01d02..bec5712c 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.std.approved.txt
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ MiscTests.cpp:<line number>: FAILED:
 with expansion:
   false
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+spanner-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 just failure
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MessageTests.cpp:<line number>
@@ -829,6 +829,6 @@ with expansion:
   "first" == "second"
 
 ===============================================================================
-test cases: 160 | 116 passed | 42 failed |  2 failed as expected
+test cases: 161 | 117 passed | 42 failed |  2 failed as expected
 assertions: 932 | 836 passed | 78 failed | 18 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
index d48a03ff..4a4d9a38 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/console.sw.approved.txt
@@ -8329,7 +8329,7 @@ MiscTests.cpp:<line number>
 MiscTests.cpp:<line number>:
 PASSED:
 
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+spanner-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 just failure
 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 MessageTests.cpp:<line number>
@@ -9164,6 +9164,6 @@ MiscTests.cpp:<line number>:
 PASSED:
 
 ===============================================================================
-test cases: 160 | 115 passed | 43 failed |  2 failed as expected
+test cases: 161 | 116 passed | 43 failed |  2 failed as expected
 assertions: 934 | 836 passed | 80 failed | 18 failed as expected
 
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
index ad92d78a..4a1cb048 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/junit.sw.approved.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<testsuites>
+<testsuitesspanner>
   <testsuite name="<exe-name>" errors="13" failures="68" tests="935" hostname="tbd" time="{duration}" timestamp="{iso8601-timestamp}">
     <testcase classname="global" name="# A test name that starts with a #" time="{duration}"/>
     <testcase classname="global" name="#542" time="{duration}"/>
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
index c4a78b79..cfa7b1c5 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/Baselines/xml.sw.approved.txt
@@ -8845,6 +8845,9 @@ there"
     <TestCase name="first tag" tags="[tag1]">
       <OverallResult success="true"/>
     </TestCase>
+    <TestCase name="has printf">
+spanner      <OverallResult success="true"/>
+    </TestCase>
     <TestCase name="just failure" tags="[.][fail][hide][isolated info][messages]">
       <Failure>
         Previous info should not be seen
diff --git a/projects/SelfTest/TrickyTests.cpp b/projects/SelfTest/TrickyTests.cpp
index 90a4f2fa..f0311158 100644
--- a/projects/SelfTest/TrickyTests.cpp
+++ b/projects/SelfTest/TrickyTests.cpp
@@ -399,3 +399,9 @@ TEST_CASE( "X/level/0/a", "[Tricky]" )      { SUCCEED(""); }
 TEST_CASE( "X/level/0/b", "[Tricky][fizz]" ){ SUCCEED(""); }
 TEST_CASE( "X/level/1/a", "[Tricky]" )      { SUCCEED(""); }
 TEST_CASE( "X/level/1/b", "[Tricky]" )      { SUCCEED(""); }
+
+TEST_CASE( "has printf", "" ) {
+
+    // This can cause problems as, currently, stdout itself is not redirect - only the cout (and cerr) buffer
+    printf( "spanner" );
+}