diff --git a/test/testit b/test/testit
index 945c70046..1833812f6 100755
--- a/test/testit
+++ b/test/testit
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ function afunc
 	if (ls *.pass.cpp &> /dev/null)
 	then
 		for FILE in $(ls *.pass.cpp); do
+            if [ "$VERBOSE" ]
+            then
+             	echo "Running test: " $FILE
+            fi
 			if $CC $OPTIONS $HEADER_INCLUDE $SOURCE_LIB $FILE $LIBS -o ./$TEST_EXE
 			then
 				if ./$TEST_EXE
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.algorithm/swap.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.algorithm/swap.pass.cpp
index 4db3a1b39..9a7f8dcab 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.algorithm/swap.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.algorithm/swap.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/copy.fail.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/copy.fail.cpp
index 246488e5a..7373886f6 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/copy.fail.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/copy.fail.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/move.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/move.pass.cpp
index 7e35652bb..1a5f3208e 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/move.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.assign/move.pass.cpp
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 
     void operator()(int i, double j)
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         assert(i == 5);
         assert(j == 5.5);
         op_run = true;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/copy.fail.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/copy.fail.cpp
index afba0f7e0..f66474c93 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/copy.fail.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/copy.fail.cpp
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 
     void operator()(int i, double j)
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         assert(i == 5);
         assert(j == 5.5);
         op_run = true;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/move.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/move.pass.cpp
index 3d92b5943..17268abf1 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/move.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.constr/move.pass.cpp
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 
     void operator()(int i, double j)
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         assert(i == 5);
         assert(j == 5.5);
         op_run = true;
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.destr/dtor.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.destr/dtor.pass.cpp
index dfd8f57c4..e068c04b3 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.destr/dtor.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.destr/dtor.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/detach.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/detach.pass.cpp
index c1391cbdb..dbb98b5ff 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/detach.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/detach.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/get_id.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/get_id.pass.cpp
index d086fb63e..6af4f3bf4 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/get_id.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/get_id.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/join.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/join.pass.cpp
index 3b278da18..32faef42f 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/join.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/join.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/joinable.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/joinable.pass.cpp
index 1cae60c3f..9c90eb729 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/joinable.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/joinable.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/native_handle.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/native_handle.pass.cpp
index 8feded792..1aae922f0 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/native_handle.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/native_handle.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };
diff --git a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/swap.pass.cpp b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/swap.pass.cpp
index 46bccd6e9..820091edd 100644
--- a/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/swap.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/thread/thread.threads/thread.thread.class/thread.thread.member/swap.pass.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
     void operator()()
     {
         assert(alive_ == 1);
-        assert(n_alive == 1);
+        assert(n_alive >= 1);
         op_run = true;
     }
 };