diff --git a/test/server.js b/test/server.js
index 9e20569a5..4095b2a35 100644
--- a/test/server.js
+++ b/test/server.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Server.method('serverSpawnSync', function() {
 		config.newcoind,
 		[
 			"-a",
+			"-v",
 			"--conf=newcoind.cfg"
 		],
 		{
diff --git a/test/standalone-test.js b/test/standalone-test.js
index 600e0a9df..8dfe15e33 100644
--- a/test/standalone-test.js
+++ b/test/standalone-test.js
@@ -184,6 +184,16 @@ buster.testCase("Websocket commands", {
 	    });
 	});
     },
+
+  'create account' :
+    function (done) {
+      alpha.send_xns(undefined, 'root', 'alice', 10000, true, function (r) {
+	  console.log(r);
+
+	  buster.refute(r.error);
+	  done();
+	});
+    },
 });
 
 // vim:sw=2:sts=2:ts=8