diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/RJUnitTaskTest.java b/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/RJUnitTaskTest.java
index a8123b451..dcef4c0bb 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/RJUnitTaskTest.java
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/RJUnitTaskTest.java
@@ -83,4 +83,18 @@ public class RJUnitTaskTest extends BuildFileTest {
         executeTarget("server-and-client");
         System.out.println(getFullLog());
     }
+
+    public void testStandalone() throws Exception {
+        // run server first..
+        Thread thread = new Thread(){
+            public void run(){
+                executeTarget("server-only");
+            }
+        };
+        thread.start();
+
+        executeTarget("client-only");
+        System.out.println(getFullLog());
+        thread.join();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/data/build-test.xml b/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/data/build-test.xml
index f095e8e90..2ef832af6 100644
--- a/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/data/build-test.xml
+++ b/proposal/sandbox/junit/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/optional/junit/data/build-test.xml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
         <rjunit>
             <server port="1234">
                 <formatter type="plain">
-                    <param name="file" location="d:/junit-test-log.txt"/>
+                    <param name="file" location="junit-test-log.txt"/>
                 </formatter>
             </server>
             <client host="127.0.0.1"  port="1234">
@@ -18,9 +18,25 @@
     </target>
 
     <target name="server-only">
+        <rjunit>
+            <server port="1234">
+                <formatter type="plain">
+                    <param name="file" location="junit-test-log.txt"/>
+                </formatter>
+                <formatter type="xml">
+                    <param name="file" location="junit-test-log.xml"/>
+                </formatter>
+            </server>
+        </rjunit>
     </target>
 
     <target name="client-only">
+        <rjunit>
+            <client host="127.0.0.1"  port="1234">
+                <classpath path="${java.class.path}"/>
+                <test name="org.apache.tools.ant.taskdefs.optional.junit.data.Test1"/>
+            </client>
+        </rjunit>
     </target>
 
 </project>
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