See this: package org.drools.task.service.mina; import org.drools.SystemEventListenerFactory; import org.drools.task.service.TaskClient; import org.drools.task.service.TaskServiceLifeCycleBaseTest; import org.drools.task.service.mina.MinaTaskClientConnector; import org.drools.task.service.mina.MinaTaskServer; import org.drools.task.service.mina.MinaTaskClientHandler; public class TaskServiceLifeCycleMinaTest extends TaskServiceLifeCycleBaseTest { private MinaTaskServer server; @Override protected void setUp() throws Exception { super.setUp(); server = new MinaTaskServer(taskService); Thread thread = new Thread(server); thread.start(); Thread.sleep(500); client = new TaskClient(new MinaTaskClientConnector("client 1", new MinaTaskClientHandler(SystemEventListenerFactory.getSystemEventListener()))); client.connect("127.0.0.1", 9123); } protected void tearDown() throws Exception { super.tearDown(); client.disconnect(); server.stop(); } }