diff --git a/src/proc/control/handling-pattern.hpp b/src/proc/control/handling-pattern.hpp
index c2193e7c0..d4b4ae946 100644
--- a/src/proc/control/handling-pattern.hpp
+++ b/src/proc/control/handling-pattern.hpp
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace control {
         , NUM_IDS
         };
       
-      static ID defaultID() { return SYNC; }
+      static ID defaultID() { return DUMMY; }   ///////////TODO: should be ID::SYNC   Ticket #211
       
       
       static HandlingPattern const& get (ID id);
diff --git a/tests/components/Makefile.am b/tests/components/Makefile.am
index f807a3083..5580a4c4b 100644
--- a/tests/components/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/components/Makefile.am
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ test_components_SOURCES =							\
 	$(testcomponents_srcdir)/proc/control/command-use2-test.cpp		\
 	$(testcomponents_srcdir)/proc/control/command-use3-test.cpp		\
 	$(testcomponents_srcdir)/proc/control/command-registry-test.cpp		\
+	$(testcomponents_srcdir)/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp		\
 	$(testcomponents_srcdir)/proc/control/argument-tuple-accept-test.cpp	\
 	$(testcomponents_srcdir)/proc/control/memento-tie-test.cpp		\
 	$(testcomponents_srcdir)/proc/control/handling-pattern-basics-test.cpp		\
diff --git a/tests/components/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp b/tests/components/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8ec030c72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/components/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+  test-dummy-commands  -  global checksum variables used to build test commands
+ 
+  Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
+    2009,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
+ 
+  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as
+  published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the
+  License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ 
+  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ 
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+ 
+* *****************************************************/
+
+
+#include "proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp"
+
+
+
+namespace control {
+namespace test    {
+  
+  
+  
+  namespace command1 {
+    long check_ = 0;
+  }
+  
+  
+  
+  namespace command2 {
+    ostringstream check_;
+  }
+  
+  
+}} // namespace control::test
diff --git a/tests/components/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp b/tests/components/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp
index fe24a059a..230984498 100644
--- a/tests/components/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp
+++ b/tests/components/proc/control/test-dummy-commands.hpp
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
-  TEST-DUMMY-COMMANDS.hpp  -  dummy function used to build test commands
+  TEST-DUMMY-COMMANDS.hpp  -  dummy functions used to build test commands
  
   Copyright (C)         Lumiera.org
     2009,               Hermann Vosseler <Ichthyostega@web.de>
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 
 //#include "pre.hpp"
 //#include "lib/test/run.hpp"
+#include "lib/error.hpp"
 #include "lib/test/test-helper.hpp"
 //#include "proc/asset/media.hpp"
 //#include "proc/mobject/session.hpp"
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ namespace test    {
   
   namespace command1 { ///< test command just adding a given value
     
-    static long check_ = 0;
+    extern long check_;
       
     inline void
     operate (int someVal)
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ namespace test    {
     using lumiera::error::External;
     
     
-    static ostringstream check_;
+    extern ostringstream check_;
       
     
     typedef function<string()> FunS;