diff --git a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JmsSendReceiveTestSupport.java b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JmsSendReceiveTestSupport.java
index 7f529bc5f4..05203b2890 100755
--- a/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JmsSendReceiveTestSupport.java
+++ b/activemq-core/src/test/java/org/apache/activemq/JmsSendReceiveTestSupport.java
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ public class JmsSendReceiveTestSupport extends TestSupport implements MessageLis
             }
             
             producer.send(producerDestination, message);
+            messageSent();
         }
         
         assertMessagesAreReceived();
@@ -201,4 +202,13 @@ public class JmsSendReceiveTestSupport extends TestSupport implements MessageLis
     protected List createConcurrentList() {
         return Collections.synchronizedList(new ArrayList());
     }
+    
+    /**
+     * Just a hook so can insert failure tests
+     * @throws Exception 
+     *
+     */
+    protected void messageSent() throws Exception{
+        
+    }
 }
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