diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
index a9016737..dd9fd6d9 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/servertestcase.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ import unittest, socket, time, tempfile, os, locale, sys, logging
 from fail2ban.server.server import Server
 from fail2ban.server.jail import Jail
 from fail2ban.exceptions import UnknownJailException
+from fail2ban.tests.utils import LogCaptureTestCase
+#from bin.fail2ban-client import Fail2banClient
 try:
 	from fail2ban.server import filtersystemd
 except ImportError: # pragma: no cover
@@ -36,24 +38,36 @@ except ImportError: # pragma: no cover
 
 TEST_FILES_DIR = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "files")
 
-class StartStop(unittest.TestCase):
+class StartStop(LogCaptureTestCase):
 
 	def setUp(self):
-		"""Call before every test case."""
-		self.__server = Server()
-		self.__server.setLogLevel(0)
-		self.__server.start(False)
+		self.client = Fail2banClient()
+		LogCaptureTestCase.setUp(self)
+		sock_fd, sock_name = tempfile.mkstemp('fail2ban.sock', 'transmitter')
+		os.close(sock_fd)
+		os.remove(sock_name)
+		pidfile_fd, pidfile_name = tempfile.mkstemp(
+			'fail2ban.pid', 'transmitter')
+		os.close(pidfile_fd)
+		os.remove(pidfile_name)
+		self.client.__getCmdLineOptions([
+			('-c', os.path.join('fail2ban', 'tests', 'config')),
+			('-s', sock_name),
+			('-p', pidfile_name)])
+		self.client.__startServerAsync(sock_name, pidfile_name, False)
+		self.client.__waitOnServer()
 
 	def tearDown(self):
-		"""Call after every test case."""
 		self.__server.quit()
+		LogCaptureTestCase.tearDown(self)
 	
 	def testStartStopJail(self):
 		name = "TestCase"
-		self.__server.addJail(name)
+		self.__server.addJail(name, "auto")
 		self.__server.startJail(name)
 		time.sleep(1)
 		self.__server.stopJail(name)
+		self.printLog()
 
 class TestServer(Server):
 	def setLogLevel(self, *args, **kwargs):