diff --git a/qa/kern/awake_note0.c b/qa/kern/awake_note0.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49d382a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/kern/awake_note0.c
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * This file is part of Jehanne.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Giacomo Tesio <giacomo@tesio.it>
+ *
+ * Jehanne is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, version 2 of the License.
+ *
+ * Jehanne is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with Jehanne.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+#include <u.h>
+#include <lib9.h>
+
+void
+handler(void *v, char *s)
+{
+	int64_t wakeup;
+	wakeup = awake(1000);
+	while(rendezvous(&wakeup, (void*)1) == (void*)~0)
+		if(jehanne_awakened(wakeup)){
+			print("PASS\n");
+			exits(nil);
+		}
+	print("FAIL in note handler\n");
+	exits("FAIL");
+}
+
+void
+main(int argc, char**argv)
+{
+	int fd, i;
+	if(argc > 1){
+		fd = ocreate(argv[1], OWRITE, 0666);
+		dup(fd, 1);
+		close(fd);
+	}
+
+	if (notify(handler)){
+		fprint(2, "%r\n");
+		exits("notify fails");
+	}
+
+	print("%s %d: waiting for note", argv[0], getpid());
+	for(i = 0; i < 10*1000*1000; ++i)
+		if(i % 4999 == 0){
+			for(fd = 0; fd < 1000000; ++fd)
+				;
+			print(".");
+		}
+
+	print("FAIL\n");
+	exits("FAIL");
+}
diff --git a/qa/kern/awake_note.runner b/qa/kern/awake_note0.runner
similarity index 100%
rename from qa/kern/awake_note.runner
rename to qa/kern/awake_note0.runner
diff --git a/qa/kern/awake_note.c b/qa/kern/awake_note1.c
similarity index 100%
rename from qa/kern/awake_note.c
rename to qa/kern/awake_note1.c
diff --git a/qa/kern/awake_note1.runner b/qa/kern/awake_note1.runner
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..cf290c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/qa/kern/awake_note1.runner
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#!/cmd/rc
+
+runner=$0
+test = `{echo $runner|sed 's/.runner//'}
+test_output = /tmp/output-`{basename $test}
+
+if ( test -e $test_output) rm $test_output
+
+$test $test_output &
+testpid=$apid
+sleep 1
+echo hi > /proc/$testpid/note
+
+wait $testpid
+
+if ( cat $test_output | grep 'PASS' > /dev/null ) {
+	rm $test_output
+	echo PASS
+	exit PASS
+}
+cat $test_output
+echo FAIL
+exit FAIL
diff --git a/qa/kern/build.json b/qa/kern/build.json
index fd5154f..d5bec8c 100644
--- a/qa/kern/build.json
+++ b/qa/kern/build.json
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@
 			"alarm.c",
 			"args.c",
 			"awake.c",
-			"awake_note.c",
+			"awake_note0.c",
+			"awake_note1.c",
 			"brk.c",
 			"execl.c",
 			"float.c",