diff --git a/tests-dont-exist/oh-yes-they-do b/tests-dont-exist/oh-yes-they-do
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..091c20ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-dont-exist/oh-yes-they-do
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Actually, rsync tests do too exist.  They're in this strangely-named
+directory to support old installations of the build farm client
+software.
diff --git a/tests-dont-exist/rsync-hello.test b/tests-dont-exist/rsync-hello.test
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..70f016dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-dont-exist/rsync-hello.test
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+. rsync.fns
+
+"$rsync" --version
diff --git a/tests-dont-exist/rsync.fns b/tests-dont-exist/rsync.fns
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b03f08fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests-dont-exist/rsync.fns
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#! /bin/sh
+
+rsync="$prefix/bin/$sync"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests-dont-exist/runlist b/tests-dont-exist/runlist
index c6bedc4e..2b666e19 100755
--- a/tests-dont-exist/runlist
+++ b/tests-dont-exist/runlist
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 # directory to support old installations of the build farm client
 # software.
 
-echo 'Hello testor!'
+echo "$0 running" 
 
+TEST_ALL="rsync-version"