diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectTests.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectTests.cs
index 52447a760c..81d88e2871 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectTests.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneObjectTests.cs
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Tests
         /// <summary>
         /// Test removing an object from a scene.
         /// </summary>
+        [Test]
         public void TestRemoveSceneObject()
         {
             TestScene scene = SceneTestUtils.SetupScene();         
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs
index 15053f1a2f..2b2a114412 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/Tests/SceneTestUtils.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,32 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes.Tests
             return testScene;
         }
         
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Add a root agent
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="scene"></param>
+        /// <param name="agentId"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>        
+        public static void AddRootAgent(Scene scene, UUID agentId)
+        {
+            string firstName = "testfirstname";
+            
+            AgentCircuitData agent = new AgentCircuitData();
+            agent.AgentID = agentId;
+            agent.firstname = firstName;
+            agent.lastname = "testlastname";
+            agent.SessionID = UUID.Zero;
+            agent.SecureSessionID = UUID.Zero;
+            agent.circuitcode = 123;
+            agent.BaseFolder = UUID.Zero;
+            agent.InventoryFolder = UUID.Zero;
+            agent.startpos = Vector3.Zero;
+            agent.CapsPath = "http://wibble.com";
+            
+            scene.NewUserConnection(agent);
+            scene.AddNewClient(new TestClient(agent), false);
+        }
+        
         /// <summary>
         /// Add a test object
         /// </summary>