diff --git a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ListCommandsTest.java b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ListCommandsTest.java
index aacf402..8f12f48 100644
--- a/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ListCommandsTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/redis/clients/jedis/tests/commands/ListCommandsTest.java
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ public class ListCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 
     @Test
     public void blpop() {
-	List<String> result = jedis.blpop(2, "foo");
+	List<String> result = jedis.blpop(1, "foo");
 	assertNull(result);
 
 	new Thread(new Runnable() {
@@ -213,21 +213,24 @@ public class ListCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		try {
 		    Jedis j = new Jedis("localhost");
 		    j.connect();
+		    j.auth("foobared");
+		    j.flushAll();
 		    List<String> result = j.blpop(0, "foo");
 		    assertNotNull(result);
-		    assertEquals(1, result.size());
-		    assertEquals("bar", result.get(0));
+		    assertEquals(2, result.size());
+		    assertEquals("foo", result.get(0));
+		    assertEquals("bar", result.get(1));
 		} catch (Exception ex) {
 		    fail(ex.getMessage());
 		}
 	    }
-	});
+	}).start();
 	jedis.lpush("foo", "bar");
     }
 
     @Test
     public void brpop() {
-	List<String> result = jedis.brpop(2, "foo");
+	List<String> result = jedis.brpop(1, "foo");
 	assertNull(result);
 
 	new Thread(new Runnable() {
@@ -235,15 +238,18 @@ public class ListCommandsTest extends JedisCommandTestBase {
 		try {
 		    Jedis j = new Jedis("localhost");
 		    j.connect();
+		    j.auth("foobared");
+		    j.flushAll();
 		    List<String> result = j.brpop(0, "foo");
 		    assertNotNull(result);
-		    assertEquals(1, result.size());
-		    assertEquals("bar", result.get(0));
+		    assertEquals(2, result.size());
+		    assertEquals("foo", result.get(0));
+		    assertEquals("bar", result.get(1));
 		} catch (Exception ex) {
 		    fail(ex.getMessage());
 		}
 	    }
-	});
+	}).start();
 	jedis.lpush("foo", "bar");
     }
 }
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