diff --git a/contrib/platform/cisco/macosx-dynamic b/contrib/platform/cisco/macosx-dynamic
index 7d0309460d..26b301d684 100644
--- a/contrib/platform/cisco/macosx-dynamic
+++ b/contrib/platform/cisco/macosx-dynamic
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 enable_heartbeat=no
 enable_multicast=yes
-enable_sensors=no
+enable_sensors=yes
 enable_opal_multi_threads=yes
 enable_ft_thread=no
 enable_mem_debug=yes
diff --git a/orte/test/system/Makefile b/orte/test/system/Makefile
index a63605837e..3bd5b59fe0 100644
--- a/orte/test/system/Makefile
+++ b/orte/test/system/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-PROGS = no_op sigusr_trap spin orte_nodename orte_spawn orte_loop_spawn orte_loop_child orte_abort get_limits orte_ring spawn_child orte_tool orte_no_op binom oob_stress iof_stress iof_delay radix orte_barrier orte_mcast opal_interface mcast mcast_recv orte_spin segfault sysinfo orte_exit orte_db
+PROGS = no_op sigusr_trap spin orte_nodename orte_spawn orte_loop_spawn orte_loop_child orte_abort get_limits orte_ring spawn_child orte_tool orte_no_op binom oob_stress iof_stress iof_delay radix orte_barrier orte_mcast opal_interface mcast mcast_recv orte_spin segfault sysinfo orte_exit orte_db orte_sensor
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
diff --git a/orte/test/system/Makefile.include b/orte/test/system/Makefile.include
index 540a767a22..ff5e40964a 100644
--- a/orte/test/system/Makefile.include
+++ b/orte/test/system/Makefile.include
@@ -44,5 +44,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST += \
         test/system/orte_spawn.c \
         test/system/sigusr_trap.c \
         test/system/spawn_child.c \
-        test/system/spin.c
+        test/system/spin.c \
+        test/system/orte_sensor.c
+
 
diff --git a/orte/test/system/orte_sensor.c b/orte/test/system/orte_sensor.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fb206a98b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/orte/test/system/orte_sensor.c
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+/* -*- C -*-
+ *
+ * $HEADER$
+ *
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "opal/util/output.h"
+
+#include "orte/runtime/orte_globals.h"
+#include "orte/runtime/runtime.h"
+#include "orte/mca/sensor/sensor.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+    int rc;
+    char hostname[512];
+    pid_t pid;
+    
+    if (0 > (rc = orte_init(&argc, &argv, ORTE_PROC_NON_MPI))) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "orte_mcast: couldn't init orte - error code %d\n", rc);
+        return rc;
+    }
+    
+    gethostname(hostname, 512);
+    pid = getpid();
+    
+    printf("orte_sensor: Node %s Name %s Pid %ld\n",
+           hostname, ORTE_NAME_PRINT(ORTE_PROC_MY_NAME), (long)pid);
+    
+    /* open and select the sensor modules */
+    orte_sensor_base_open();
+    orte_sensor_base_select();
+
+    /* start the sensors - note that we cannot monitor other
+     * jobs as we are an application. So pass the invalid
+     * jobid so the sensor modules can know
+     */
+    orte_sensor.start(ORTE_JOBID_INVALID);
+
+    /* just sit here, letting the sensors run */
+    opal_event_dispatch();
+    
+    orte_finalize();
+    return 0;
+}