1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/DirectRunner.scala b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/DirectRunner.scala
index 756feb6cac..b4866c769e 100644
--- a/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/DirectRunner.scala
+++ b/src/partest/scala/tools/partest/nest/DirectRunner.scala
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import java.io.{File, PrintStream, FileOutputStream, BufferedReader,
 import java.util.StringTokenizer
 
 import scala.actors.Actor._
+import scala.actors.Scheduler
 
 trait DirectRunner {
 
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ trait DirectRunner {
     val len = kindFiles.length
     val (testsEach, lastFrag) = (len/numActors, len%numActors)
     val last = numActors-1
+
+    // make sure Actor Scheduler is up and running
+    Scheduler.restart()
+
     val workers = for (i <- List.range(0, numActors)) yield {
       val toTest = kindFiles.slice(i*testsEach, (i+1)*testsEach)
       val worker = new Worker(fileManager)