diff --git a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/Check.java b/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/Check.java
index 294df935f..b8dedf155 100644
--- a/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/Check.java
+++ b/dependency-check-ant/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/taskdefs/Check.java
@@ -1080,9 +1080,16 @@ public class Check extends Update {
             }
         }
         if (ids.length() > 0) {
-            final String msg = String.format("%n%nDependency-Check Failure:%n"
-                    + "One or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities that have a CVSS score greater than '%.1f': %s%n"
-                    + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", failBuildOnCVSS, ids.toString());
+            final String msg;
+            if (showSummary) {
+                msg = String.format("%n%nDependency-Check Failure:%n"
+                        + "One or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities that have a CVSS score greater than '%.1f': %s%n"
+                        + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", failBuildOnCVSS, ids.toString());
+            } else {
+                msg = String.format("%n%nDependency-Check Failure:%n"
+                        + "One or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities.%n%n"
+                        + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n");
+            }
             throw new BuildException(msg);
         }
     }
diff --git a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/agent/DependencyCheckScanAgent.java b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/agent/DependencyCheckScanAgent.java
index 442700b58..f8cd80eea 100644
--- a/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/agent/DependencyCheckScanAgent.java
+++ b/dependency-check-core/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/agent/DependencyCheckScanAgent.java
@@ -1025,9 +1025,16 @@ public class DependencyCheckScanAgent {
             }
         }
         if (ids.length() > 0) {
-            final String msg = String.format("%n%nDependency-Check Failure:%n"
-                    + "One or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities that have a CVSS score greater than '%.1f': %s%n"
-                    + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", failBuildOnCVSS, ids.toString());
+            final String msg;
+            if (showSummary) {
+                msg = String.format("%n%nDependency-Check Failure:%n"
+                        + "One or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities that have a CVSS score greater than '%.1f': %s%n"
+                        + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", failBuildOnCVSS, ids.toString());
+            } else {
+                msg = String.format("%n%nDependency-Check Failure:%n"
+                        + "One or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities.%n%n"
+                        + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n");
+            }
             throw new ScanAgentException(msg);
         }
     }
diff --git a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
index a20e81a80..73a8875f7 100644
--- a/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
+++ b/dependency-check-maven/src/main/java/org/owasp/dependencycheck/maven/BaseDependencyCheckMojo.java
@@ -1254,12 +1254,17 @@ public abstract class BaseDependencyCheckMojo extends AbstractMojo implements Ma
         }
         if (ids.length() > 0) {
             final String msg;
-            if (failBuildOnAnyVulnerability) {
-                msg = String.format("%n%nOne or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities: %n%s%n%n"
-                        + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", ids.toString());
+            if (showSummary) {
+                if (failBuildOnAnyVulnerability) {
+                    msg = String.format("%n%nOne or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities: %n%s%n%n"
+                            + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", ids.toString());
+                } else {
+                    msg = String.format("%n%nOne or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities that have a CVSS score greater than '%.1f': "
+                            + "%n%s%n%nSee the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", failBuildOnCVSS, ids.toString());
+                }
             } else {
-                msg = String.format("%n%nOne or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities that have a CVSS score greater than '%.1f': "
-                        + "%n%s%n%nSee the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n", failBuildOnCVSS, ids.toString());
+                msg = String.format("%n%nOne or more dependencies were identified with vulnerabilities.%n%n"
+                        + "See the dependency-check report for more details.%n%n");
             }
 
             throw new MojoFailureException(msg);