diff --git a/test/support/support.c b/test/support/support.c
index ed76078073..d90486f84c 100644
--- a/test/support/support.c
+++ b/test/support/support.c
@@ -60,22 +60,48 @@ int test_verify(char *expected_result, char *test_result){
     size_t len_expect,len_result;
     int return_value;
 
-    return_value=1;
-    len_expect=strlen(expected_result);
-    len_result=strlen(test_result);
+    return_value = 1;
+    len_expect = strlen(expected_result);
+    len_result = strlen(test_result);
 
     if( (!(len_expect == len_result)) ||
             ( 0 != strcmp(expected_result,test_result)) ) {
-        fprintf(stderr," Comparison failure: \n");
-        fprintf(stderr," Expected result: %s \n",expected_result);
-        fprintf(stderr," Test result: %s \n",test_result);
+        test_failure("Comparison failure");
+        fprintf(stderr," Expected result: %s \n", expected_result);
+        fprintf(stderr," Test result: %s \n", test_result);
         fflush(stderr);
-        return_value=0;
+        return_value = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        test_success();
     }
 
     return return_value;
 }
 
+int test_verify_int(int expected_result, int test_result)
+{
+    /* local variables */
+    int return_value;
+    
+    return_value = 1;
+    if( expected_result != test_result ) 
+    {
+        test_failure("Comparison failure");
+        fprintf(stderr," Expected result: %d \n", expected_result);
+        fprintf(stderr," Test result: %d \n", test_result);
+        fflush(stderr);
+        return_value = 0;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        test_success();
+    }
+        
+    return return_value;    
+}
+
 int test_finalize(void)
 {
 
diff --git a/test/support/support.h b/test/support/support.h
index af2e034c4b..154ad2713e 100644
--- a/test/support/support.h
+++ b/test/support/support.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ void test_init(char *a);
 void test_success(void);
 void test_failure(char *a);
 int test_verify(char *expected_result, char *test_result);
+int test_verify_int(int expected_result, int test_result);
 int test_finalize(void);
 
 #endif /* LAM_SUPPORT_H */