diff --git a/test/util/Makefile.am b/test/util/Makefile.am
index b4ed813e5f..24400000bd 100644
--- a/test/util/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/util/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ ompi_numtostr_LDADD = \
         $(top_builddir)/src/threads/mutex_pthread.lo \
         $(top_builddir)/src/threads/mutex_spinlock.lo \
         $(top_builddir)/src/threads/mutex_spinwait.lo \
-        $(top_builddir)/src/util/numtostr.lo 
+        $(top_builddir)/src/util/numtostr.lo  \
+        $(top_builddir)/test/support/libsupport.la 
 ompi_numtostr_DEPENDENCIES = $(ompi_numtostr_LDADD)
 
 ompi_argv_SOURCES = ompi_argv.c
diff --git a/test/util/ompi_numtostr.c b/test/util/ompi_numtostr.c
index b3f3921e51..73de00469c 100644
--- a/test/util/ompi_numtostr.c
+++ b/test/util/ompi_numtostr.c
@@ -4,19 +4,26 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
+#include "support.h"
+
 int
 main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
     char * tst;
     char * expected;
+
+    test_init("ompi_numtostr_t");
     
     tst = ltostr(10);
     expected = malloc(sizeof(long) * 8);
     snprintf(expected, sizeof(long) * 8, "%d", 10);
     if (strcmp(tst, expected) != 0) {
-        exit(1);
+      test_failure("ltostr test failed");
     }
-    
+    else {
+      test_success();
+    }
+
     free(tst);
     free(expected);
     
@@ -24,8 +31,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
     expected = malloc(sizeof(long) * 8);
     snprintf(expected, sizeof(long) * 8, "%f", 5.32);
     if (strcmp(tst, expected) != 0) {
-        exit(1);
+      test_failure("dtostr test failed");
     }
+    else {
+      test_success();
+    }
+
+    test_finalize();
         
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}