diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/NamespaceTest.java b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/NamespaceTest.java
index 16fc89d36..523334dc3 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/NamespaceTest.java
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/NamespaceTest.java
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ package org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.config;
 
 import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 
-import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
-
 import org.junit.After;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.context.support.GenericXmlApplicationContext;
+import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.core.StringRedisTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.listener.RedisMessageListenerContainer;
 
 /**
@@ -47,6 +46,14 @@ public class NamespaceTest {
 	public void testSanityTest() throws Exception {
 		RedisMessageListenerContainer container = ctx.getBean(RedisMessageListenerContainer.class);
 		assertTrue(container.isRunning());
-		Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(1));
+		//Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(1));
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testWithMessages() throws Exception {
+		StringRedisTemplate template = ctx.getBean(StringRedisTemplate.class);
+		template.convertAndSend("x1", "[X]test");
+		template.convertAndSend("z1", "[Z]test");
+		//Thread.sleep(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(5));
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-data-redis/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/namespace.xml b/spring-data-redis/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/namespace.xml
index c0ca557cc..2ae0ace02 100644
--- a/spring-data-redis/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/namespace.xml
+++ b/spring-data-redis/src/test/resources/org/springframework/data/keyvalue/redis/config/namespace.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 	<task:executor id="testTaskExecutor" />
 	 			
-	<redis:listener-container task-executor="testTaskExecutor">
+	<redis:listener-container>
 		<!-- default handle method -->
 		<redis:listener ref="testBean1" channel="z1 z2" pattern="x*"/>
 		<!-- channel subscription only -->
@@ -23,4 +23,8 @@
 	
 	<bean id="serializer" class="org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.serializer.StringRedisSerializer"/>
 	
+	<bean id="redisTemplate" class="org.springframework.data.keyvalue.redis.core.StringRedisTemplate">
+		<property name="connectionFactory" ref="redisConnectionFactory"/>
+	</bean>
+	
 </beans>
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