1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/terminal.py b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/terminal.py
index a268f26880..8fcca99f47 100644
--- a/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/terminal.py
+++ b/meta/lib/oeqa/runtime/cases/terminal.py
@@ -10,9 +10,12 @@ class TerminalTest(OERuntimeTestCase):
     @OEHasPackage(['matchbox-terminal'])
     @OETestDepends(['ssh.SSHTest.test_ssh'])
     def test_terminal_running(self):
-        t_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.target.run, args=('export DISPLAY=:0 && matchbox-terminal',))
+        t_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.target.run, args=("export DISPLAY=:0 && matchbox-terminal -e 'sh -c \"uname -a && exec sh\"'",))
         t_thread.start()
         time.sleep(2)
+        
         status, output = self.target.run('pidof matchbox-terminal')
+        number_of_terminal = len(output.split())
+        self.assertEqual(number_of_terminal, 1, msg='There should be only one terminal being launched. Number of terminal launched : %s' % number_of_terminal)
         self.target.run('kill -9 %s' % output)
-        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Not able to find process that runs terminal.')   
+        self.assertEqual(status, 0, msg='Not able to find process that runs terminal.')