diff --git a/src/bin/cmdctl/tests/Makefile.am b/src/bin/cmdctl/tests/Makefile.am
index 7b950d0cb6..c2f09c6cd4 100644
--- a/src/bin/cmdctl/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/bin/cmdctl/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -1,14 +1,12 @@
 PYTESTS = cmdctl_test.py
 EXTRA_DIST = $(PYTESTS)
 
-### # exclude for now because it fails
-###
-#### later will have configure option to choose this, like: coverage run --branch
-###PYCOVERAGE = $(PYTHON)
-#### test using command-line arguments, so use check-local target instead of TESTS
-###check-local:
-###	for pytest in $(PYTESTS) ; do \
-###	echo Running test: $$pytest ; \
-###	env PYTHONPATH=$(abs_top_srcdir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_srcdir)/src/bin/cmdctl \
-###	$(PYCOVERAGE) $(abs_srcdir)/$$pytest ; \
-###	done
+# later will have configure option to choose this, like: coverage run --branch
+PYCOVERAGE = $(PYTHON)
+# test using command-line arguments, so use check-local target instead of TESTS
+check-local:
+	for pytest in $(PYTESTS) ; do \
+	echo Running test: $$pytest ; \
+	env PYTHONPATH=$(abs_top_srcdir)/src/lib/python:$(abs_top_srcdir)/src/bin/cmdctl \
+	$(PYCOVERAGE) $(abs_srcdir)/$$pytest ; \
+	done