diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/java/director_string_runme.java b/Examples/test-suite/java/director_string_runme.java
index 00d165f8b..a6ed67100 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/java/director_string_runme.java
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/java/director_string_runme.java
@@ -14,16 +14,21 @@ public class director_string_runme {
 
   public static void main(String argv[]) {
 
-    director_string_B b = new director_string_B("hello");
-
     String s;
 
+    director_string_A c = new director_string_A("hi");
+    for (int i=0; i<3; i++) {
+      s = c.call_get(i);
+      if (!s.equals(new Integer(i).toString())) throw new RuntimeException("director_string_A.get(" + i + ") failed. Got:" + s);
+    }
+
+    director_string_B b = new director_string_B("hello");
+
     s = b.call_get_first();
     if (!s.equals("director_string_B.get_first")) throw new RuntimeException("call_get_first() failed");
 
     s = b.call_get(0);
-    if (!s.equals("director_string_B.get")) throw new RuntimeException("get(0) failed");
-//    if (!s.equals("director_string_B.get: hello")) throw new RuntimeException("get(0) failed");
+    if (!s.equals("director_string_B.get: hello")) throw new RuntimeException("get(0) failed");
   }
 }
 
@@ -36,9 +41,16 @@ class director_string_B extends A {
     }
   
     public String get(int n) {
-      return "director_string_B.get";
-// recursive call problem (needs fixing)
-//      return "director_string_B.get: " + super.get(n);
+      return "director_string_B.get: " + super.get(n);
+    }
+}
+
+class director_string_A extends A {
+    public director_string_A(String first) {
+      super(first);
+    }
+    public String get(int n) {
+      return new Integer(n).toString();
     }
 }