diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index d71e4973..51f18baf 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST		+= ready-serv.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= restart-self.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= runlevel.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= run-restart-forever.sh
+EXTRA_DIST		+= run-task-tricks.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-stop-service-sub-config.sh
 EXTRA_DIST		+= start-kill-service.sh
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ TESTS			+= ready-serv.sh
 TESTS			+= restart-self.sh
 TESTS			+= runlevel.sh
 TESTS			+= run-restart-forever.sh
+TESTS			+= run-task-tricks.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service.sh
 TESTS			+= start-stop-service-sub-config.sh
 TESTS			+= start-kill-service.sh
diff --git a/test/lib/setup.sh b/test/lib/setup.sh
index 68e85511..f8ea668a 100755
--- a/test/lib/setup.sh
+++ b/test/lib/setup.sh
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ assert_new_pid()
 	assert "Finit has registered new PID" "$(texec initctl |grep $1 | awk '{print $1;}')" -eq "$(texec cat $2)"
 }
 
+assert_pidiff()
+{
+	assert "PID has changed (old PID $2)" "$(texec initctl |awk -v svc="$1" '$0 ~ svc {print $1}')" -ne "$2"
+}
+
 assert_restarts()
 {
 	assert "Finit has registered restarts" "$(texec initctl status "$2" | awk '/Restarts/{print $3;}')" -ge "$1"
@@ -292,14 +297,17 @@ else
 fi
 
 set +u
+rm -f "$SYSROOT$FINIT_CONF"
+touch "$SYSROOT$FINIT_CONF"
+
 if [ -n "$BOOTSTRAP" ]; then
-	say "Setting up bootstrap tasks ..."
-	echo "$BOOTSTRAP" > "$SYSROOT$FINIT_CONF"
+    say "Setting up bootstrap tasks ..."
+    echo "$BOOTSTRAP" >> "$SYSROOT$FINIT_CONF"
 fi
 if [ -n "$RCLOCAL" ]; then
-	say "Setting up /etc/rc.local ..."
-	echo "$RCLOCAL" > "$SYSROOT/etc/rc.local"
-	chmod +x "$SYSROOT/etc/rc.local"
+    say "Setting up /etc/rc.local ..."
+    echo "$RCLOCAL" > "$SYSROOT/etc/rc.local"
+    chmod +x "$SYSROOT/etc/rc.local"
 fi
 set -u
 
diff --git a/test/run-task-tricks.sh b/test/run-task-tricks.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..b98463aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/run-task-tricks.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# Verifies that a run task can call initctl at bootstrap and runlevel 2,
+# without blocking, performing serveral tasks:
+#
+#  1. Query running services
+#  2. Stop/Start a running service
+#  3. Restart a service
+#
+
+TEST_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
+#DEBUG=1
+
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+BOOTSTRAP="run [S] /bin/ready.sh                         -- Ready steady go\n\
+run [S] name:one   initctl                    -- Query status\n\
+service [S234] /sbin/service.sh               -- Background service\n\
+run [2] name:two   initctl stop    service.sh -- Stopping service\n\
+run [3] name:three initctl start   service.sh -- Starting service again\n\
+run [4] name:four  initctl restart service.sh -- Restart service"
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
+RCLOCAL="echo \"$0 ==============\" &1>2"
+
+# shellcheck source=/dev/null
+. "$TEST_DIR/lib/setup.sh"
+
+test_setup()
+{
+    say "Test start $(date)"
+ }
+
+test_teardown()
+{
+    say "Test done $(date)"
+}
+
+say "$FINIT_CONF:"
+run "cat $FINIT_CONF"
+say "/etc/rc.local:"
+run "cat /etc/rc.local"
+
+say "Waiting for runlevel 2"
+sleep 2
+assert_status "service.sh" "stopped"
+
+say "Changing to runlevel 3"
+run "initctl runlevel 3"
+sleep 2
+assert_status "service.sh" "running"
+run "initctl"
+oldpid=$(texec initctl |awk '/service.sh/{print $1}')
+
+say "Changing to runlevel 4"
+run "initctl runlevel 4"
+sleep 2
+assert_status "service.sh" "running"
+assert_pidiff "service.sh" "$oldpid"
+
+run "initctl"