diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 9cf1aab9..acc3ba29 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST = \
     test/conf/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access.conf \
     test/conf/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access2.conf \
     test/conf/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access3.conf \
+    test/conf/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access4.conf \
     test/conf/hmac_get_key_access.conf \
     test/conf/hmac_no_b64_access.conf \
     test/conf/hmac_equal_keys_access.conf \
diff --git a/test/test-fwknop.pl b/test/test-fwknop.pl
index cc6f07c9..eb1846bd 100755
--- a/test/test-fwknop.pl
+++ b/test/test-fwknop.pl
@@ -432,6 +432,7 @@ our %cf = (
     'hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access' => "$conf_dir/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access.conf",
     'hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access2' => "$conf_dir/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access2.conf",
     'hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access3' => "$conf_dir/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access3.conf",
+    'hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access4' => "$conf_dir/hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access4.conf",
     'spa_destination'              => "$conf_dir/destination_rule_fwknopd.conf",
     "${fw_conf_prefix}_spa_dst_snat" => "$conf_dir/${fw_conf_prefix}_spa_dst_snat_fwknopd.conf",
     'hmac_spa_destination_access'  => "$conf_dir/hmac_spa_destination_access.conf",
diff --git a/test/tests/rijndael_hmac_cmd_open_close.pl b/test/tests/rijndael_hmac_cmd_open_close.pl
index 210b5767..56b569e8 100644
--- a/test/tests/rijndael_hmac_cmd_open_close.pl
+++ b/test/tests/rijndael_hmac_cmd_open_close.pl
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
         'cmd_cycle_open_file'  => '/tmp/127.0.0.2',
         'cmd_cycle_close_file' => '/tmp/2127.0.0.2',
         'key_file' => $cf{'rc_hmac_b64_key'},
+        'server_positive_output_matches' => [qr/Timer expired/],
     },
     {
         'category' => 'Rijndael+HMAC',
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@
         'cmd_cycle_open_file'  => '/tmp/127.0.0.2_22_6TEST',
         'cmd_cycle_close_file' => '/tmp/2127.0.0.2_22_6TEST',
         'key_file' => $cf{'rc_hmac_b64_key'},
+        'server_positive_output_matches' => [qr/Timer expired/],
     },
     {
         'category' => 'Rijndael+HMAC',
@@ -38,6 +40,21 @@
         'cmd_cycle_open_file'  => '/tmp/127.0.0.2_127.0.0.2',
         'cmd_cycle_close_file' => '/tmp/2127.0.0.2_127.0.0.2',
         'key_file' => $cf{'rc_hmac_b64_key'},
+        'server_positive_output_matches' => [qr/Timer expired/],
+    },
+    {
+        'category' => 'Rijndael+HMAC',
+        'subcategory' => 'client+server',
+        'detail'   => 'cmd open/close cycle (4)',
+        'function' => \&spa_cmd_open_close_exec_cycle,
+        'cmdline'  => $default_client_hmac_args,
+        'fwknopd_cmdline' => "$fwknopdCmd -c $cf{'def'} -a $cf{'hmac_cmd_open_close_cycle_access4'} " .
+            "-d $default_digest_file -p $default_pid_file $intf_str",
+        'fw_rule_created' => $REQUIRE_NO_NEW_RULE,
+        'cmd_cycle_open_file'  => '/tmp/127.0.0.2_127.0.0.1',
+        'cmd_cycle_close_file' => '/tmp/2127.0.0.1_127.0.0.2',
+        'key_file' => $cf{'rc_hmac_b64_key'},
+        'server_positive_output_matches' => [qr/Timer expired/],
     },
 
 );