diff --git a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests-context.xml b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests-context.xml
index 4e5fa8066d..f8a919879a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests-context.xml
+++ b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests-context.xml
@@ -24,13 +24,7 @@
 			password="${user.1.password}"
 			host="${user.1.host}"
 			service-name="${user.1.service}"/>
-
-	<beans:bean id="eventProducer" class="org.springframework.integration.xmpp.presence.XmppRosterEventProducer"/>
-
-	<inbound-channel-adapter ref="eventProducer" channel="outboundPresenceChannel">
-		<poller fixed-rate="1000">
-	</inbound-channel-adapter>
-
+			
 	<channel id="outboundPresenceChannel"/>
 
 	<xmpp:presence-outbound-channel-adapter xmpp-connection="testConnection" channel="outboundPresenceChannel"/>
diff --git a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests.java b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests.java
index 7409fbf077..da6e8d7be9 100644
--- a/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-xmpp/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/xmpp/ignore/OutboundPresenceTests.java
@@ -16,10 +16,15 @@
 
 package org.springframework.integration.xmpp.ignore;
 
+import org.jivesoftware.smack.packet.Presence;
 import org.junit.Ignore;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
 
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
+import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Qualifier;
+import org.springframework.integration.channel.DirectChannel;
+import org.springframework.integration.message.GenericMessage;
 import org.springframework.integration.xmpp.outbound.PresenceSendingMessageHandler;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
@@ -34,9 +39,14 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 public class OutboundPresenceTests {
 
+	@Autowired
+	@Qualifier("outboundPresenceChannel")
+	private DirectChannel input;
 	@Test
-	@Ignore
+	//@Ignore
 	public void testOutbound() throws Throwable {
+		Presence presence = new Presence(Presence.Type.available);
+		input.send(new GenericMessage<Presence>(presence));
 		Thread.sleep(60 * 1000);
 	}
 }