diff --git a/test/test-upstart-job.sh b/test/test-upstart-job.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..626aed806ae3
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+++ b/test/test-upstart-job.sh
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+#! /bin/sh -e
+
+tmpDir=/tmp/event.d
+
+rm -rf $tmpDir
+
+cp -prd $(readlink -f /etc/event.d) /tmp/event.d
+
+for i in $*; do
+    echo "building job $i..."
+    nix-build /etc/nixos/nixos -A "upstartJobs.$i" -o $tmpDir/.result
+    ln -sfn $(readlink -f $tmpDir/.result)/etc/event.d/* /tmp/event.d/
+done
+
+ln -sfn /tmp/event.d /etc/event.d
+
+echo "restarting init..."
+kill -TERM 1 
+
+for i in $*; do
+    echo "restarting job $i..."
+    initctl stop "$i"
+    sleep 1
+    initctl start "$i"
+done