diff --git a/test/notify.sh b/test/notify.sh
index 7670259..5c6b554 100755
--- a/test/notify.sh
+++ b/test/notify.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ if [ x"${srcdir}" = x ]; then
 fi
 . ${srcdir}/lib.sh
 
+[ -x ../src/logger ] || SKIP 'logger missing'
+
 NOT1=${DIR}/${NM}-1.sh
 NOT1STAMP=${DIR}/${NM}-1.stamp
 NOT2=${DIR}/${NM}-2.sh
@@ -15,44 +17,25 @@ printf '#!/bin/sh -\necho script 1: $* > '${NOT1STAMP}'\n' > ${NOT1}
 printf '#!/bin/sh -\necho script 2: $* > '${NOT2STAMP}'\n' > ${NOT2}
 chmod 0755 ${NOT1} ${NOT2}
 
-cat <<EOF > ${CONF}
-notify ${NOT1}
+cat <<EOF > ${CONFD}/notifier.conf
+notify      ${NOT1}
 # Match all log messages, store in RC5424 format and rotate every 1 KiB
 *.*       -${LOG}    ;rotate=1k:2,RFC5424
 notify ${NOT2}
 EOF
 
-../src/syslogd -m1 -b :${PORT2} -d -sF -f ${CONF} -p ${SOCK2} -p ${ALTSOCK} -P ${PID2} >${LOG2} &
-sleep 3
-cat ${PID2} >> "$DIR/PIDs"
-
-if grep 'notify '${NOT1} ${LOG2} && grep 'notify '${NOT2} ${LOG2}; then
-	:
-else
-	exit $?
-fi
-
-if [ -x ../src/logger ]; then
-	:
-else
-	exit 0
-fi
-
-kill -USR1 `cat ${PID2}`
+setup
 
 MSG=01234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789
 MSG=$MSG$MSG$MSG$MSG$MSG$MSG$MSG$MSG$MSG$MSG
-../src/logger -u ${SOCK2} ${MSG}
-../src/logger -u ${SOCK2} 1${MSG}
-../src/logger -u ${SOCK2} 2${MSG}
+../src/logger -u ${SOCK} ${MSG}
+../src/logger -u ${SOCK} 1${MSG}
+../src/logger -u ${SOCK} 2${MSG}
 
-kill -9 `cat ${PID2}`
-
-sleep 1 # XXX synchronization of async process?
 if [ -f ${LOG}.0 ] &&
 		grep 'script 1' ${NOT1STAMP} &&
 		grep 'script 2' ${NOT2STAMP}; then
-	:
+	OK
 else
-	exit 1
+	FAIL 'Notifier did not run.'
 fi