diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java
index caf04e0..e61cb55 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
 
+import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileInputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -21,6 +22,8 @@
 import java.util.NoSuchElementException;
 import java.util.Scanner;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixPropertiesAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixTransactionProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
@@ -36,6 +39,13 @@
 public class LockManagerDeterministicUnitTest {
 
     public static void main(String args[]) throws ACIDException, IOException, AsterixException {
+        //prepare configuration file
+        File cwd = new File(System.getProperty("user.dir"));
+        File asterixdbDir = cwd.getParentFile();
+        File srcFile = new File(asterixdbDir.getAbsoluteFile(), "asterix-app/src/main/resources/asterix-build-configuration.xml");
+        File destFile = new File(cwd, "target/classes/asterix-configuration.xml");
+        FileUtils.copyFile(srcFile, destFile);
+
         //initialize controller thread
         String requestFileName = new String(
                 "src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockRequestFile");
@@ -57,8 +67,8 @@
     long defaultWaitTime;
 
     public LockRequestController(String requestFileName) throws ACIDException, AsterixException {
-        this.txnProvider = new TransactionSubsystem("LockManagerPredefinedUnitTest", null,
-                new AsterixTransactionProperties(new AsterixPropertiesAccessor()));
+        this.txnProvider = new TransactionSubsystem("nc1", null, new AsterixTransactionProperties(
+                new AsterixPropertiesAccessor()));
         this.workerReadyQueue = new WorkerReadyQueue();
         this.requestList = new ArrayList<LockRequest>();
         this.expectedResultList = new ArrayList<ArrayList<Integer>>();
diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockRequestFile b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockRequestFile
index fc2a883..c755895 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockRequestFile
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockRequestFile
@@ -1,20 +1,11 @@
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-T3 L	J3 D1 E-1 S
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-T4 L	J4 D1 E1 S
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-T1 L	J1 D1 E2 X
-T0 CST	3 -1
-T3 RL	J3 D1 E-1 S
-T0 CST	1 3 -1
+T3 L	J3 D1 E1 S
+T2 L	J2 D1 E1 X
+T0 CSQ	1 3 -1
 T1 UL	J1 D1 E1 S
-T0 CST	1 3 -1
-T1 UL	J1 D1 E2 X
-T0 CST	1 2 3 -1
-T3 END
+T3 UL	J3 D1 E1 S
+T0 CST  1 2 3 -1
+T2 RL	J2 D1 E1 X
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-T2 RL	J2 D1 E-1 X
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-T0 CST	4 -1
-T4 UL	J4 D1 E1 S
-T4 END
\ No newline at end of file
+T3 END