diff --git a/test/shell/t7.sh b/test/shell/t7.sh
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+#!/bin/bash -e
+
+# run empty graph
+timeout --kill-after=20s 15s ./mgmt run &
+pid=$!
+sleep 5s	# let it converge
+$(sleep 3s && killall -SIGINT mgmt)&	# send ^C to exit mgmt
+wait $pid	# get exit status
+exit $?