diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
index 26717f352..b34c54b03 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/Makefile.in
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ CPP_TEST_CASES += \
 	callback \
 	complextest \
 	director_stl \
+	director_thread \
 	file_test \
 	implicittest \
 	inout \
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread.i b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread.i
index ec2bca923..3bc1721e0 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread.i
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread.i
@@ -14,8 +14,11 @@ extern "C" void* working(void* t);
 %inline {
   class Foo {
   public:
-    virtual ~Foo() {}
+    int val;
+    Foo() : val(0) {}
     
+    virtual ~Foo()  {}
+
     void run() {
       pthread_t *t = new pthread_t;
       pthread_create(t,NULL,working,this);
@@ -23,7 +26,7 @@ extern "C" void* working(void* t);
     }
     
     virtual void do_foo() {
-      std::cout << "foo" << std::endl;
+      val += 1;
     }
   };
 }
@@ -33,7 +36,6 @@ extern "C" void* working(void* t);
     Foo* f = static_cast<Foo*>(t);  
     while (1) {
       sleep(1);
-      std::cout << "invoked" << std::endl;
       f->do_foo();
     }
   }
diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread_runme.py
index bec902103..93882976c 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_thread_runme.py
@@ -3,9 +3,13 @@ from director_thread import Foo
 class Derived(Foo) :
     def __init__(self):
         Foo.__init__(self)
-        print "too"
+
     def do_foo(self):
-        print "at drived class"
+        self.val -= 1
+
 
 d = Derived()
 d.run()
+
+if d.val >= 0:
+    raise RuntimeError