diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index b31b8956f8..a307459495 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+Thu Nov  9 10:22:43 CET 2006 Daniel Veillard <veillard@redhat.com>
+
+	* tests/reconnect.c: fixed the reconnect test when running as non-root
+
 Wed Nov  8 13:03:41 EDT 2006 Daniel Berrange <berrange@redhat.com>
 
 	* src/virshdata/nodeinfo-custom.txt, docs/testnode.xml: Reduce amount
diff --git a/tests/reconnect.c b/tests/reconnect.c
index eee844f6f4..41466c25c1 100644
--- a/tests/reconnect.c
+++ b/tests/reconnect.c
@@ -1,13 +1,24 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <libvirt/libvirt.h>
+#include <libvirt/virterror.h>
+
+static void errorHandler(void *userData, virErrorPtr error) {
+}
 
 int main(void) {
     int id = 0;
+    int ro = 0;
     virConnectPtr conn;
     virDomainPtr dom;
 
-    conn = virConnectOpen("");
+    virSetErrorFunc(NULL, errorHandler);
+
+    conn = virConnectOpen(NULL);
+    if (conn == NULL) {
+        ro = 1;
+	conn = virConnectOpenReadOnly(NULL);
+    }
     if (conn == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "First virConnectOpen() failed\n");
 	exit(1);
@@ -19,7 +30,10 @@ int main(void) {
     }
     virDomainFree(dom);
     virConnectClose(conn);
-    conn = virConnectOpen("");
+    if (ro == 1)
+	conn = virConnectOpenReadOnly(NULL);
+    else
+	conn = virConnectOpen(NULL);
     if (conn == NULL) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Second virConnectOpen() failed\n");
 	exit(1);