diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
index 9e5f0dfe..184595ab 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/clientreadertestcase.py
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ class JailReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		self.assertEqual(('mail--ho_is', {}), extractOptions("mail--ho_is"))
 
 		self.assertEqual(('mail--ho_is', {}), extractOptions("mail--ho_is['s']"))
-		#self.printLog()
+		#print(self.getLog())
 		#self.assertLogged("Invalid argument ['s'] in ''s''")
 
 		self.assertEqual(('mail', {'a': ','}), extractOptions("mail[a=',']"))
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ class JailsReaderTestCache(LogCaptureTestCase):
 			# how many times jail.local was read:
 			cnt = self._getLoggedReadCount('jail.local')
 			# if cnt > 1:
-			# 	self.printLog()
+			# 	print(self.getLog())
 			self.assertTrue(cnt == 1, "Unexpected count by reading of jail files, cnt = %s" % cnt)
 
 			# read whole configuration like a file2ban-client, again ...
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class JailsReaderTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		## We should not "read" some bogus jail
 		#old_comm_commands = comm_commands[:]   # make a copy
 		#self.assertRaises(ValueError, jails.getOptions, "BOGUS")
-		#self.printLog()
+		#print(self.getLog())
 		#self.assertLogged("No section: 'BOGUS'")
 		## and there should be no side-effects
 		#self.assertEqual(jails.convert(), old_comm_commands)
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
index 318a1c50..ed3d9868 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/fail2banclienttestcase.py
@@ -210,6 +210,12 @@ def _start_params(tmp, use_stock=False, use_stock_cfg=None,
 		"--timeout", str(fail2bancmdline.MAX_WAITTIME),
 	)
 
+def _inherited_log(startparams):
+	try:
+		return startparams[startparams.index('--logtarget')+1] == 'INHERITED'
+	except ValueError:
+		return False
+
 def _get_pid_from_file(pidfile):
 	pid = None
 	try:
@@ -325,6 +331,13 @@ def with_foreground_server_thread(startextra={}):
 				self.pruneLog()
 				# several commands to server in body of decorated function:
 				return f(self, tmp, startparams, *args, **kwargs)
+			except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
+				print('=== Catch an exception: %s' % e)
+				log = self.getLog()
+				if log:
+					print('=== Error of server, log: ===\n%s===' % log)
+					self.pruneLog()
+				raise
 			finally:
 				if th:
 					# wait for server end (if not yet already exited):
@@ -369,7 +382,8 @@ class Fail2banClientServerBase(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		else:
 			raise FailExitException()
 
-	def _wait_for_srv(self, tmp, ready=True, startparams=None, phase={}):
+	def _wait_for_srv(self, tmp, ready=True, startparams=None, phase=None):
+		if not phase: phase = {}
 		try:
 			sock = pjoin(tmp, "f2b.sock")
 			# wait for server (socket):
@@ -384,14 +398,17 @@ class Fail2banClientServerBase(LogCaptureTestCase):
 				ret = Utils.wait_for(lambda: "Server ready" in self.getLog(), MAX_WAITTIME)
 				if not ret: # pragma: no cover - test-failure case only
 					raise Exception(
-						'Unexpected: Server ready was not found.\nStart failed: %r'
-						% (startparams,)
+						'Unexpected: Server ready was not found, phase %r.\nStart failed: %r'
+						% (phase, startparams,)
 					)
 		except:  # pragma: no cover
+			if _inherited_log(startparams):
+				print('=== Error by wait fot server, log: ===\n%s===' % self.getLog())
+				self.pruneLog()
 			log = pjoin(tmp, "f2b.log")
 			if isfile(log):
 				_out_file(log)
-			else:
+			elif not _inherited_log(startparams):
 				logSys.debug("No log file %s to examine details of error", log)
 			raise
 
@@ -410,6 +427,7 @@ class Fail2banClientServerBase(LogCaptureTestCase):
 			self.execCmd(SUCCESS, ("-f",) + startparams, "start")
 		finally:
 			# end :
+			phase['start'] = False
 			phase['end'] = True
 			logSys.debug("end of test worker")
 
@@ -1192,7 +1210,7 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 			'failregex = ^ failure "<F-ID>[^"]+</F-ID>" - <ADDR>',
 			'maxretry = 1', # ban by first failure
 			'enabled = true',
-	  )
+		)
 	})
 	def testServerActions_NginxBlockMap(self, tmp, startparams):
 		cfg = pjoin(tmp, "config")
@@ -1251,3 +1269,14 @@ class Fail2banServerTest(Fail2banClientServerBase):
 		_out_file(mpfn)
 		mp = _read_file(mpfn)
 		self.assertEqual(mp, '')
+
+	# test multiple start/stop of the server (threaded in foreground) --
+	if False: # pragma: no cover
+		@with_foreground_server_thread()
+		def _testServerStartStop(self, tmp, startparams):
+			# stop server and wait for end:
+			self.stopAndWaitForServerEnd(SUCCESS)
+
+		def testServerStartStop(self):
+			for i in xrange(2000):
+				self._testServerStartStop()
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
index f681db76..3eeb8eb4 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/utils.py
@@ -807,8 +807,5 @@ class LogCaptureTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
 	def getLog(self):
 		return self._log.getvalue()
 
-	def printLog(self):
-		print(self._log.getvalue())
-
 
 pid_exists = Utils.pid_exists