diff --git a/Source/XCTest/CDRXCTestFunctions.m b/Source/XCTest/CDRXCTestFunctions.m
index 6e4298d0..4e74ecd3 100644
--- a/Source/XCTest/CDRXCTestFunctions.m
+++ b/Source/XCTest/CDRXCTestFunctions.m
@@ -32,10 +32,14 @@ void CDRInjectIntoXCTestRunner() {
     // if possible, use the new XCTestObservation protocol available in Xcode 7
     Class observationCenterClass = NSClassFromString(@"XCTestObservationCenter");
     if (observationCenterClass && [observationCenterClass respondsToSelector:@selector(sharedTestObservationCenter)]) {
-        id observationCenter = [observationCenterClass sharedTestObservationCenter];
-        static CDRXCTestObserver *xcTestObserver;
-        xcTestObserver = [[CDRXCTestObserver alloc] init];
-        [observationCenter addTestObserver:xcTestObserver];
+        // Accessing the `sharedTestObservationCenter` too early causes XCTest console output to break when running
+        // on Xcode 7.3. Deferring adding the observer works around this issue. (rdar://25456276)
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+            id observationCenter = [observationCenterClass sharedTestObservationCenter];
+            static CDRXCTestObserver *xcTestObserver;
+            xcTestObserver = [[CDRXCTestObserver alloc] init];
+            [observationCenter addTestObserver:xcTestObserver];
+        });
     }
 
     Class testSuiteMetaClass = object_getClass(testSuiteClass);
diff --git a/Spec/SpecBundle/Support/TestObservationHelper.m b/Spec/SpecBundle/Support/TestObservationHelper.m
index 5317a22a..428847bf 100644
--- a/Spec/SpecBundle/Support/TestObservationHelper.m
+++ b/Spec/SpecBundle/Support/TestObservationHelper.m
@@ -16,7 +16,10 @@ + (void)load {
     if (observationCenterClass && [observationCenterClass respondsToSelector:@selector(sharedTestObservationCenter)]) {
         _knownTestSuites = [NSMutableArray array];
 
-        [[observationCenterClass sharedTestObservationCenter] addTestObserver:(id)[TestObservationHelper new]];
+        // See comment in CDRXCTestFunctions.m for context on the dispatch_async
+        dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+            [[observationCenterClass sharedTestObservationCenter] addTestObserver:(id)[TestObservationHelper new]];
+        });
     }
 }