diff --git a/python/fail_test.py b/python/fail_test.py
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+from __future__ import print_function
+import threading
+from deltachat import capi, cutil, const, set_context_callback, clear_context_callback
+from deltachat.capi import ffi
+from deltachat.capi import lib
+from deltachat.account import EventLogger
+
+
+class EventThread(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(self, dc_context):
+        self.dc_context = dc_context
+        super(EventThread, self).__init__()
+        self.setDaemon(1)
+
+    def run(self):
+        lib.dc_context_run(self.dc_context, lib.py_dc_callback)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        lib.dc_context_shutdown(self.dc_context)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    print("1")
+    ctx = capi.lib.dc_context_new(ffi.NULL, ffi.NULL)
+    print("2")
+    ev_thread = EventThread(ctx)
+    print("3 -- starting event thread")
+    ev_thread.start()
+    print("4 -- stopping event thread")
+    ev_thread.stop()