diff --git a/js/remote.js b/js/remote.js
index 8903c87472..016679718e 100644
--- a/js/remote.js
+++ b/js/remote.js
@@ -4,65 +4,132 @@
 //   http://www.w3.org/TR/websockets/#the-websocket-interface
 //
 // YYY Will later provide a network access which use multiple instances of this.
+// YYY A better model might be to allow requesting a target state: keep connected or not.
 //
 
 var util = require('util');
 
 var WebSocket = require('ws');
 
-// YYY This is wrong should not use anything in test directory.
-var config = require("../test/config.js");
-
 // --> trusted: truthy, if remote is trusted
-var Remote = function(trusted, websocket_ip, websocket_port) {
+var Remote = function(trusted, websocket_ip, websocket_port, trace) {
 	this.trusted		= trusted;
 	this.websocket_ip	= websocket_ip;
 	this.websocket_port	= websocket_port;
 	this.id				= 0;
+	this.trace			= trace;
 };
 
-var remoteConfig = function(server) {
+var remoteConfig = function(config, server) {
 	var	serverConfig	= config.servers[server];
 
 	return new Remote(serverConfig.trusted, serverConfig.websocket_ip, serverConfig.websocket_port);
 };
 
-// Target state is connectted.
-// done(readyState):
-// --> readyState: OPEN, CLOSED
-Remote.method('connect', function(done, onmessage) {
-	var	url	= util.format("ws://%s:%s", this.websocket_ip, this.websocket_port);
+Remote.method('connect_helper', function() {
+	var	self	= this;
 
-	console.log("remote: connect: %s", url);
+	if (this.trace)
+		console.log("remote: connect: %s", this.url);
 
-	this.ws	= new WebSocket(url);
+	this.ws		= new WebSocket(this.url);
 
 	var ws = this.ws;
 
-	ws.onopen		= function() {
-		console.log("remote: onopen: %s", ws.readyState);
-		ws.onclose	= undefined;
-		done(ws.readyState);
+	ws.onopen	= function() {
+			if (this.trace)
+				console.log("remote: onopen: %s", ws.readyState);
+
+			ws.onclose	= undefined;
+			ws.onerror	= undefined;
+
+			self.done(ws.readyState);
 		};
 
-	// Also covers failure to open.
-	ws.onclose		= function() {
-		console.log("remote: onclose: %s", ws.readyState);
-		done(ws.readyState);
+	ws.onerror	= function() {
+			if (this.trace)
+				console.log("remote: onerror: %s", ws.readyState);
+
+			ws.onclose	= undefined;
+
+			if (self.expire) {
+				if (this.trace)
+					console.log("remote: was expired");
+
+				self.done(ws.readyState);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				// Delay and retry.
+				setTimeout(function() {
+						if (this.trace)
+							console.log("remote: retry");
+
+						self.connect_helper();
+					}, 50);	// Retry rate 50ms.
+			}
 		};
 
-	if (onmessage) {
-		ws.onmessage	= onmessage;
+	// Covers failure to open.
+	ws.onclose	= function() {
+			if (this.trace)
+				console.log("remote: onclose: %s", ws.readyState);
+
+			ws.onerror	= undefined;
+
+			self.done(ws.readyState);
+		};
+
+	if (this.onmessage) {
+		ws.onmessage	= this.onmessage;
 	}
 });
 
+// Target state is connectted.
+// done(readyState):
+// --> readyState: OPEN, CLOSED
+Remote.method('connect', function(done, onmessage, timeout) {
+	var self	= this;
+
+	this.url	= util.format("ws://%s:%s", this.websocket_ip, this.websocket_port);
+	this.done	= done;
+
+	if (onmessage)
+		this.onmessage	= onmessage;
+
+	if (timeout) {
+		if (this.trace)
+			console.log("remote: expire: false");
+
+		this.expire	= false;
+
+		setTimeout(function () {
+				if (this.trace)
+					console.log("remote: expire: timeout");
+
+				self.expire	= true;
+			}, timeout);
+	}
+	else {
+		if (this.trace)
+			console.log("remote: expire: false");
+
+		this.expire	= true;
+	}
+
+	this.connect_helper();
+
+});
+
 // Target stated is disconnected.
 Remote.method('disconnect', function(done) {
 	var ws = this.ws;
 
 	ws.onclose		= function() {
-		console.log("remote: onclose: %s", ws.readyState);
-		done(ws.readyState);
+			if (this.trace)
+				console.log("remote: onclose: %s", ws.readyState);
+
+			done(ws.readyState);
 		};
 
 	ws.close();
diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index 0bd0f582c3..9e20569a58 100644
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 // Manage test servers
+//
+// YYY Would be nice to be able to hide server output.
+//
 
 // Provide servers
 //
diff --git a/test/standalone-test.js b/test/standalone-test.js
index c50e50154a..b36929eb44 100644
--- a/test/standalone-test.js
+++ b/test/standalone-test.js
@@ -5,8 +5,15 @@ var buster = require("buster");
 
 var server = require("./server.js");
 var remote = require("../js/remote.js");
+var config = require("./config.js");
 
-buster.testCase("Check standalone server startup", {
+// How long to wait for server to start.
+var serverDelay = 1500;
+
+buster.testRunner.timeout = 5000;
+
+
+buster.testCase("Standalone server startup", {
     "server start and stop": function(done) {
 			server.start("alpha",
 				function(e) {
@@ -19,14 +26,15 @@ buster.testCase("Check standalone server startup", {
 		}
 });
 
-buster.testCase("Check websocket connection", {
+buster.testCase("WebSocket connection", {
 	'setUp' :
 		function(done) {
 			server.start("alpha",
 				function(e) {
 					buster.refute(e);
 					done();
-			});
+				}
+			);
 		},
 
 	'tearDown' :
@@ -39,24 +47,53 @@ buster.testCase("Check websocket connection", {
 
     "websocket connect and disconnect" :
 		function(done) {
-			var alpha	= remote.remoteConfig("alpha");
+			var alpha	= remote.remoteConfig(config, "alpha");
 
 			alpha.connect(function(stat) {
-				buster.assert(1 == stat);			// OPEN
+				buster.assert(1 == stat);				// OPEN
 
 				alpha.disconnect(function(stat) {
-						buster.assert(3 == stat);	// CLOSED
+						buster.assert(3 == stat);		// CLOSED
 						done();
 					});
-				});
+				}, undefined, serverDelay);
 		},
 });
 
-buster.testCase("Check assert", {
-	"assert" :
-		function() {
-			buster.assert(true);
-		}
-});
+// var alpha	= remote.remoteConfig("alpha");
+// 
+// buster.testCase("Websocket commands", {
+// 	'setUp' :
+// 		function(done) {
+// 			server.start("alpha",
+// 				function(e) {
+// 					buster.refute(e);
+// 
+// 					alpha.connect(function(stat) {
+// 							buster.assert(1 == stat);	// OPEN
+// 
+// 							done();
+// 						});
+// 			});
+// 		},
+// 
+// 	'tearDown' :
+// 		function(done) {
+// 			alpha.disconnect(function(stat) {
+// 					buster.assert(3 == stat);			// CLOSED
+// 
+// 					server.stop("alpha", function(e) {
+// 						buster.refute(e);
+// 
+// 						done();
+// 					});
+// 				});
+// 		},
+// 
+// 	"assert" :
+// 		function() {
+// 			buster.assert(true);
+// 		}
+// });
 
 // vim:ts=4