diff --git a/dbtests/threadedtests.cpp b/dbtests/threadedtests.cpp
index e6d4a47b510..82a5f2a9384 100644
--- a/dbtests/threadedtests.cpp
+++ b/dbtests/threadedtests.cpp
@@ -473,46 +473,42 @@ namespace ThreadedTests {
         virtual void subthread(int x) {
             Client::initThread("utest");
 
-            switch( x ) { 
-            case 1:
+            const char *what = " RURWR";
+
+            sleepmillis(100*x);
+
+            log() << x << " " << what[x] << endl;
+            switch( what[x] ) { 
+            case 'W':
                 {
-                    sleepsecs(3);
-                    log() << x << " W want" << endl;
                     m.lock();
                     log() << x << " W got" << endl;
-                    sleepsecs(1);
+                    sleepmillis(100);
                     log() << x << " W unlock" << endl;
                     m.unlock();
                 }
                 break;
-            case 2:
+            case 'U':
                 {
-                    log() << x << " U want" << endl;
                     m.lockAsUpgradable();
                     log() << x << " U got\n" << endl;
-                    sleepsecs(8);
+                    sleepsecs(1);
                     cout << endl;
                     log() << x << " U unlock\n" << endl;
                     m.unlockFromUpgradable();
                 }
                 break;
-            case 4:
+            case 'R':
                 {
-                    sleepsecs(2);
-                }
-            case 3:
-                {
-                    sleepsecs(2);
-                    log() << x << " R want " << endl;
                     m.lock_shared();
                     log() << x << " R got " << endl;
-                    sleepsecs(1);
+                    sleepmillis(100);
                     log() << x << " R unlock" << endl;
                     m.unlock_shared();
                 }
                 break;
             default:
-                log() << "default " << x << endl;
+                log() << "default? " << x << endl;
             }
 
             cc().shutdown();
@@ -524,7 +520,7 @@ namespace ThreadedTests {
         All() : Suite( "threading" ) { }
 
         void setupTests() {
-            //add< UpgradableTest >();
+            add< UpgradableTest >();
             add< List1Test >();
             add< List1Test2 >();