diff --git a/test/py/RunClientServer.py b/test/py/RunClientServer.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0f5c46f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/py/RunClientServer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import os
+import signal
+
+serverproc = subprocess.Popen([sys.executable, "TestServer.py"])
+try:
+    
+    ret = subprocess.call([sys.executable, "TestClient.py"])
+    if ret != 0:
+        raise Exception("subprocess failed")
+finally:
+    # fixme: should check that server didn't die
+    os.kill(serverproc.pid, signal.SIGKILL)