diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 98f5be3..19e2ed8 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 
 lib_LIBRARIES = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = bin/test-encode-decode-Interest bin/test-encode-decode-ContentObject
+bin_PROGRAMS = bin/test-encode-decode-Interest bin/test-encode-decode-ContentObject bin/test-get-async
 
 libndn_c_a_SOURCES = \
   config.h \
@@ -53,4 +53,7 @@
 bin_test_encode_decode_ContentObject_SOURCES = tests/test-encode-decode-ContentObject.cpp
 bin_test_encode_decode_ContentObject_LDADD = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
 
+bin_test_get_async_SOURCES = tests/test-get-async.cpp
+bin_test_get_async_LDADD = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
+
 dist_noinst_SCRIPTS = autogen.sh
diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 0c245ab..89789e7 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@
 	$(dist_noinst_SCRIPTS) depcomp COPYING ar-lib compile \
 	config.guess config.sub install-sh missing ltmain.sh
 bin_PROGRAMS = bin/test-encode-decode-Interest$(EXEEXT) \
-	bin/test-encode-decode-ContentObject$(EXEEXT)
+	bin/test-encode-decode-ContentObject$(EXEEXT) \
+	bin/test-get-async$(EXEEXT)
 subdir = .
 ACLOCAL_M4 = $(top_srcdir)/aclocal.m4
 am__aclocal_m4_deps = $(top_srcdir)/configure.ac
@@ -169,6 +170,9 @@
 bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_OBJECTS =  \
 	$(am_bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_OBJECTS)
 bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_DEPENDENCIES = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
+am_bin_test_get_async_OBJECTS = tests/test-get-async.$(OBJEXT)
+bin_test_get_async_OBJECTS = $(am_bin_test_get_async_OBJECTS)
+bin_test_get_async_DEPENDENCIES = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
 SCRIPTS = $(dist_noinst_SCRIPTS)
 AM_V_P = $(am__v_P_@AM_V@)
 am__v_P_ = $(am__v_P_@AM_DEFAULT_V@)
@@ -213,10 +217,12 @@
 am__v_CXXLD_1 = 
 SOURCES = $(libndn_c_a_SOURCES) $(libndn_cpp_a_SOURCES) \
 	$(bin_test_encode_decode_ContentObject_SOURCES) \
-	$(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_SOURCES)
+	$(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_SOURCES) \
+	$(bin_test_get_async_SOURCES)
 DIST_SOURCES = $(libndn_c_a_SOURCES) $(libndn_cpp_a_SOURCES) \
 	$(bin_test_encode_decode_ContentObject_SOURCES) \
-	$(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_SOURCES)
+	$(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_SOURCES) \
+	$(bin_test_get_async_SOURCES)
 am__can_run_installinfo = \
   case $$AM_UPDATE_INFO_DIR in \
     n|no|NO) false;; \
@@ -442,6 +448,8 @@
 bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_LDADD = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
 bin_test_encode_decode_ContentObject_SOURCES = tests/test-encode-decode-ContentObject.cpp
 bin_test_encode_decode_ContentObject_LDADD = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
+bin_test_get_async_SOURCES = tests/test-get-async.cpp
+bin_test_get_async_LDADD = libndn-c.a libndn-cpp.a
 dist_noinst_SCRIPTS = autogen.sh
 all: config.h
 	$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) all-am
@@ -686,6 +694,12 @@
 bin/test-encode-decode-Interest$(EXEEXT): $(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_OBJECTS) $(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_DEPENDENCIES) bin/$(am__dirstamp)
 	@rm -f bin/test-encode-decode-Interest$(EXEEXT)
 	$(AM_V_CXXLD)$(CXXLINK) $(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_OBJECTS) $(bin_test_encode_decode_Interest_LDADD) $(LIBS)
+tests/test-get-async.$(OBJEXT): tests/$(am__dirstamp) \
+	tests/$(DEPDIR)/$(am__dirstamp)
+
+bin/test-get-async$(EXEEXT): $(bin_test_get_async_OBJECTS) $(bin_test_get_async_DEPENDENCIES) $(EXTRA_bin_test_get_async_DEPENDENCIES) bin/$(am__dirstamp)
+	@rm -f bin/test-get-async$(EXEEXT)
+	$(AM_V_CXXLD)$(CXXLINK) $(bin_test_get_async_OBJECTS) $(bin_test_get_async_LDADD) $(LIBS)
 
 mostlyclean-compile:
 	-rm -f *.$(OBJEXT)
@@ -720,6 +734,7 @@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@ndn-cpp/encoding/$(DEPDIR)/WireFormat.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@tests/$(DEPDIR)/test-encode-decode-ContentObject.Po@am__quote@
 @AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@tests/$(DEPDIR)/test-encode-decode-Interest.Po@am__quote@
+@AMDEP_TRUE@@am__include@ @am__quote@tests/$(DEPDIR)/test-get-async.Po@am__quote@
 
 .c.o:
 @am__fastdepCC_TRUE@	$(AM_V_CC)depbase=`echo $@ | sed 's|[^/]*$$|$(DEPDIR)/&|;s|\.o$$||'`;\
diff --git a/tests/test-encode-decode-Interest.cpp b/tests/test-encode-decode-Interest.cpp
index bba7596..d715c85 100644
--- a/tests/test-encode-decode-Interest.cpp
+++ b/tests/test-encode-decode-Interest.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <ndn-cpp/Interest.hpp>
-#include <ndn-cpp/c/network/TcpTransport.h>
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace ndn;
@@ -38,36 +37,17 @@
 {
   try {
     Interest interest;
-#if 0
     interest.decode(Interest1, sizeof(Interest1));
     cout << "Interest name " << interest.getName().to_uri() << endl;
     cout << "Interest minSuffixComponents " << interest.getMinSuffixComponents() << endl;
     cout << "Interest publisherPublicKeyDigest length " << interest.getPublisherPublicKeyDigest().getPublisherPublicKeyDigest().size() << endl;
     cout << "Interest excludeEntryCount " << interest.getExclude().getEntryCount() << endl;
     cout << "InterestLifetimeMilliseconds " << interest.getInterestLifetimeMilliseconds() << endl;
-#endif
     
     vector<unsigned char> encoding;
     interest.encode(encoding);
     cout << "Interest encoding length " << encoding.size() << " vs. sizeof(Interest1) " << sizeof(Interest1) << endl;
 
-    struct ndn_TcpTransport transport;
-    ndn_TcpTransport_init(&transport);
-    ndn_Error error;
-    if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_connect(&transport, (char *)"E.hub.ndn.ucla.edu", 9695))
-      return error;
-    if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_send(&transport, &encoding[0], encoding.size()))
-      return error;
-    
-    unsigned char buffer[1000];
-    unsigned int nBytes;
-    if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_receive(&transport, buffer, sizeof(buffer), &nBytes))
-      return error;
-    
-    for (int i = 0; i < nBytes; ++i)
-      printf("%02X ", (unsigned int)buffer[i]);
-    
-#if 0
     Interest reDecodedInterest;
     reDecodedInterest.decode(encoding);
     cout << "Re-decoded Interest name " << reDecodedInterest.getName().to_uri() << endl;
@@ -75,7 +55,6 @@
     cout << "Re-decoded Interest publisherPublicKeyDigest length " << reDecodedInterest.getPublisherPublicKeyDigest().getPublisherPublicKeyDigest().size() << endl;
     cout << "Re-decoded Interest excludeEntryCount " << reDecodedInterest.getExclude().getEntryCount() << endl;
     cout << "Re-decoded InterestLifetimeMilliseconds " << reDecodedInterest.getInterestLifetimeMilliseconds() << endl;
-#endif
   } catch (exception &e) {
     cout << "exception: " << e.what() << endl;
   }
diff --git a/tests/test-get-async.cpp b/tests/test-get-async.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a185386
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test-get-async.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include <cstdlib>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <ndn-cpp/Interest.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cpp/ContentObject.hpp>
+#include <ndn-cpp/c/network/TcpTransport.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+using namespace ndn;
+int main(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+  try {
+    Interest interest;    
+    interest.getName() = Name("/ndn/ucla.edu/apps/ndn-js-test/hello.txt/level2/%FD%05%0B%16%7D%95%0E");
+    vector<unsigned char> encoding;
+    interest.encode(encoding);
+
+    struct ndn_TcpTransport transport;
+    ndn_TcpTransport_init(&transport);
+    ndn_Error error;
+    if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_connect(&transport, (char *)"E.hub.ndn.ucla.edu", 9695))
+      return error;
+    if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_send(&transport, &encoding[0], encoding.size()))
+      return error;
+
+    unsigned char buffer[8000];
+    unsigned int nBytes;
+    while (1) {
+      if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_receive(&transport, buffer, sizeof(buffer), &nBytes))
+        return error;
+      if (buffer[0] == 0x04)
+        break;    
+    }
+    
+    for (int i = 0; i < nBytes; ++i)
+      printf("%02X ", (unsigned int)buffer[i]);
+    
+    ContentObject contentObject;
+    contentObject.decode(buffer, nBytes);
+  } catch (exception &e) {
+    cout << "exception: " << e.what() << endl;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}