diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/common/AbstractBlackBoxTestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/common/AbstractBlackBoxTestCase.java
index e2b56311e..eaa246309 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/common/AbstractBlackBoxTestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/common/AbstractBlackBoxTestCase.java
@@ -60,14 +60,20 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlackBoxTestCase extends TestCase {
 
   private static class TestResult {
     private final int mustPassCount;
+    private final int tryHarderCount;
     private final float rotation;
-    TestResult(int mustPassCount, float rotation) {
+
+    TestResult(int mustPassCount, int tryHarderCount, float rotation) {
       this.mustPassCount = mustPassCount;
+      this.tryHarderCount = tryHarderCount;
       this.rotation = rotation;
     }
     public int getMustPassCount() {
       return mustPassCount;
     }
+    public int getTryHarderCount() {
+      return tryHarderCount;
+    }
     public float getRotation() {
       return rotation;
     }
@@ -91,10 +97,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlackBoxTestCase extends TestCase {
    * Adds a new test for the current directory of images.
    *
    * @param mustPassCount The number of images which must decode for the test to pass.
+   * @param tryHarderCount The number of images which must pass using the try harder flag.
    * @param rotation The rotation in degrees clockwise to use for this test.
    */
-  protected void addTest(int mustPassCount, float rotation) {
-    testResults.add(new TestResult(mustPassCount, rotation));
+  protected void addTest(int mustPassCount, int tryHarderCount, float rotation) {
+    testResults.add(new TestResult(mustPassCount, tryHarderCount, rotation));
   }
 
   protected File[] getImageFiles() {
@@ -110,7 +117,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlackBoxTestCase extends TestCase {
     assertFalse(testResults.isEmpty());
 
     File[] imageFiles = getImageFiles();
-    int[] passedCounts = new int[testResults.size()];
+    int testCount = testResults.size();
+    int[] passedCounts = new int[testCount];
+    int[] tryHarderCounts = new int[testCount];
     for (File testImage : imageFiles) {
       System.out.println("Starting " + testImage.getAbsolutePath());
 
@@ -121,60 +130,59 @@ public abstract class AbstractBlackBoxTestCase extends TestCase {
           testImageFileName.substring(0, testImageFileName.indexOf('.')) + ".txt");
       String expectedText = readFileAsString(expectedTextFile);
 
-      for (int x = 0; x < testResults.size(); x++) {
-        if (doTestOneImage(image, testResults.get(x).getRotation(), expectedText)) {
+      for (int x = 0; x < testCount; x++) {
+        float rotation = testResults.get(x).getRotation();
+        BufferedImage rotatedImage = rotateImage(image, rotation);
+        MonochromeBitmapSource source = new BufferedImageMonochromeBitmapSource(rotatedImage);
+        if (decode(source, rotation, expectedText, false)) {
           passedCounts[x]++;
         }
+        if (decode(source, rotation, expectedText, true)) {
+          tryHarderCounts[x]++;
+        }
       }
     }
 
-    for (int x = 0; x < testResults.size(); x++) {
-      System.out.println("Rotation " + testResults.get(x).getRotation() + " degrees: " + passedCounts[x] +
-          " of " + imageFiles.length + " images passed (" + testResults.get(x).getMustPassCount() +
+    for (int x = 0; x < testCount; x++) {
+      System.out.println("Rotation " + testResults.get(x).getRotation() + " degrees:");
+      System.out.println("  " + passedCounts[x] + " of " + imageFiles.length + " images passed ("
+          + testResults.get(x).getMustPassCount() + " required)");
+      System.out.println("  " + tryHarderCounts[x] + " of " + imageFiles.length +
+          " images passed with try harder (" + testResults.get(x).getTryHarderCount() +
           " required)");
-      assertTrue("Rotation " + testResults.get(x).getRotation() + " degrees: Too many images failed",
+      assertTrue("Rotation " + testResults.get(x).getRotation() +
+          " degrees: Too many images failed",
           passedCounts[x] >= testResults.get(x).getMustPassCount());
+      assertTrue("Try harder, Rotation " + testResults.get(x).getRotation() +
+          " degrees: Too many images failed",
+          tryHarderCounts[x] >= testResults.get(x).getTryHarderCount());
     }
   }
 
-  private boolean doTestOneImage(BufferedImage image, float rotationInDegrees, String expectedText) {
-    BufferedImage rotatedImage = rotateImage(image, rotationInDegrees);
-    MonochromeBitmapSource source = new BufferedImageMonochromeBitmapSource(rotatedImage);
+  private boolean decode(MonochromeBitmapSource source, float rotation, String expectedText,
+                         boolean tryHarder) {
     Result result;
+    String suffix = " (" + (tryHarder ? "try harder, " : "") + "rotation: " + rotation + ')';
+
     try {
-      result = barcodeReader.decode(source);
+      result = barcodeReader.decode(source, tryHarder ? TRY_HARDER_HINT : null);
     } catch (ReaderException re) {
-      System.out.println(re + " (rotation: " + rotationInDegrees + ')');
+      System.out.println(re + suffix);
       return false;
     }
 
     if (!expectedFormat.equals(result.getBarcodeFormat())) {
       System.out.println("Format mismatch: expected '" + expectedFormat + "' but got '" +
-          result.getBarcodeFormat() + "' (rotation: " + rotationInDegrees + ')');
+          result.getBarcodeFormat() + "'" + suffix);
       return false;
     }
 
     String resultText = result.getText();
     if (!expectedText.equals(resultText)) {
       System.out.println("Mismatch: expected '" + expectedText + "' but got '" + resultText +
-          "' (rotation: " + rotationInDegrees + ')');
+          "'" +  suffix);
       return false;
     }
-
-    // Try "try harder" mode
-    try {
-      result = barcodeReader.decode(source, TRY_HARDER_HINT);
-    } catch (ReaderException re) {
-      fail("Normal mode succeeded but \"try harder\" failed (rotation: " + rotationInDegrees + ')');
-      return false;
-    }
-    if (!expectedFormat.equals(result.getBarcodeFormat())) {
-      System.out.println("Try Harder Format mismatch: expected '" + expectedFormat + "' but got '" +
-          result.getBarcodeFormat() + "' (rotation: " + rotationInDegrees + ')');
-    } else if (!expectedText.equals(resultText)) {
-      System.out.println("Try Harder Mismatch: expected '" + expectedText + "' but got '" +
-          resultText + "' (rotation: " + rotationInDegrees + ')');
-    }
     return true;
   }
 
diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/datamatrix/DataMatrixBlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/datamatrix/DataMatrixBlackBox1TestCase.java
index a8f289a67..2214374a3 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/datamatrix/DataMatrixBlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/datamatrix/DataMatrixBlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public final class DataMatrixBlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase
   public DataMatrixBlackBox1TestCase() {
     // TODO use MultiFormatReader here once Data Matrix decoder is done
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/datamatrix-1"), new DataMatrixReader(), BarcodeFormat.DATAMATRIX);
-    addTest(7, 0.0f);
+    addTest(7, 7, 0.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox1TestCase.java
index 907967d7b..bb115aaf6 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class Code128BlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public Code128BlackBox1TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/code128-1"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.CODE_128);
-    addTest(5, 0.0f);
-    addTest(5, 180.0f);
+    addTest(5, 5, 0.0f);
+    addTest(5, 5, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox2TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox2TestCase.java
index 3c04ff3ff..a42338a86 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox2TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code128BlackBox2TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class Code128BlackBox2TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public Code128BlackBox2TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/code128-2"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.CODE_128);
-    addTest(33, 0.0f);
-    addTest(34, 180.0f);
+    addTest(33, 39, 0.0f);
+    addTest(34, 37, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox1TestCase.java
index b120935fb..0800e73be 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class Code39BlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public Code39BlackBox1TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/code39-1"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.CODE_39);
-    addTest(4, 0.0f);
-    addTest(4, 180.0f);
+    addTest(4, 4, 0.0f);
+    addTest(4, 4, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox3TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox3TestCase.java
index d898413a7..b60497f9a 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox3TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39BlackBox3TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class Code39BlackBox3TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public Code39BlackBox3TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/code39-3"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.CODE_39);
-    addTest(17, 0.0f);
-    addTest(17, 180.0f);
+    addTest(17, 17, 0.0f);
+    addTest(17, 17, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39ExtendedBlackBox2TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39ExtendedBlackBox2TestCase.java
index a2a474f3d..f5656ad55 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39ExtendedBlackBox2TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/Code39ExtendedBlackBox2TestCase.java
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ public final class Code39ExtendedBlackBox2TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestC
 
   public Code39ExtendedBlackBox2TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/code39-2"), new Code39Reader(false, true), BarcodeFormat.CODE_39);
-    addTest(2, 0.0f);
-    addTest(2, 180.0f);
+    addTest(2, 2, 0.0f);
+    addTest(2, 2, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox1TestCase.java
index 3c02c0282..1113c16aa 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class EAN13BlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public EAN13BlackBox1TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/ean13-1"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.EAN_13);
-    addTest(26, 0.0f);
-    addTest(24, 180.0f);
+    addTest(26, 29, 0.0f);
+    addTest(24, 29, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox2TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox2TestCase.java
index 89844ddff..a96646e67 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox2TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN13BlackBox2TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class EAN13BlackBox2TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public EAN13BlackBox2TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/ean13-2"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.EAN_13);
-    addTest(1, 0.0f);
-    addTest(1, 180.0f);
+    addTest(1, 1, 0.0f);
+    addTest(1, 1, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN8BlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN8BlackBox1TestCase.java
index e8e2b993f..f018dea12 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN8BlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/EAN8BlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class EAN8BlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public EAN8BlackBox1TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/ean8-1"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.EAN_8);
-    addTest(8, 0.0f);
-    addTest(8, 180.0f);
+    addTest(8, 8, 0.0f);
+    addTest(8, 8, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox1TestCase.java
index 1414f574f..48663bd6b 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class UPCABlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public UPCABlackBox1TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/upca-1"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.UPC_A);
-    addTest(15, 0.0f);
-    addTest(16, 180.0f);
+    addTest(15, 17, 0.0f);
+    addTest(16, 19, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox2TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox2TestCase.java
index 502d12087..60c387b8a 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox2TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCABlackBox2TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class UPCABlackBox2TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public UPCABlackBox2TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/upca-2"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.UPC_A);
-    addTest(26, 0.0f);
-    addTest(25, 180.0f);
+    addTest(26, 35, 0.0f);
+    addTest(25, 35, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCEBlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCEBlackBox1TestCase.java
index fb5ccb5bd..7d78e0533 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCEBlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/oned/UPCEBlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ public final class UPCEBlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public UPCEBlackBox1TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/upce-1"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.UPC_E);
-    addTest(3, 0.0f);
-    addTest(3, 180.0f);
+    addTest(3, 3, 0.0f);
+    addTest(3, 3, 180.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox1TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox1TestCase.java
index 3a2786762..c181453aa 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox1TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox1TestCase.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ public final class QRCodeBlackBox1TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public QRCodeBlackBox1TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/qrcode-1"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.QR_CODE);
-    addTest(18, 0.0f);
-    addTest(14, 90.0f);
-    addTest(18, 180.0f);
-    addTest(14, 270.0f);
+    addTest(18, 18, 0.0f);
+    addTest(14, 14, 90.0f);
+    addTest(18, 18, 180.0f);
+    addTest(14, 14, 270.0f);
   }
 
 }
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diff --git a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox2TestCase.java b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox2TestCase.java
index ffe3485bb..ae99176ab 100644
--- a/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox2TestCase.java
+++ b/core/test/src/com/google/zxing/qrcode/QRCodeBlackBox2TestCase.java
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ public final class QRCodeBlackBox2TestCase extends AbstractBlackBoxTestCase {
 
   public QRCodeBlackBox2TestCase() {
     super(new File("test/data/blackbox/qrcode-2"), new MultiFormatReader(), BarcodeFormat.QR_CODE);
-    addTest(10, 0.0f);
-    addTest(6, 90.0f);
-    addTest(9, 180.0f);
-    addTest(7, 270.0f);
+    addTest(10, 10, 0.0f);
+    addTest(6, 6, 90.0f);
+    addTest(9, 9, 180.0f);
+    addTest(7, 7, 270.0f);
   }
 
 }
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