diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java
index f06edc8..11c48a7 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/service/locking/LockManagerRandomUnitTest.java
@@ -14,9 +14,14 @@
  */
 package edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.locking;
 
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Random;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.api.AsterixThreadExecutor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixPropertiesAccessor;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.config.AsterixTransactionProperties;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.exceptions.ACIDException;
@@ -26,6 +31,7 @@
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.ITransactionManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.common.transactions.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.logging.LogManager;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionContext;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionManagementConstants.LockManagerConstants.LockMode;
 import edu.uci.ics.asterix.transaction.management.service.transaction.TransactionSubsystem;
@@ -45,9 +51,16 @@
     private static int jobId = 0;
     private static Random rand;
 
-    public static void main(String args[]) throws ACIDException, AsterixException {
+    public static void main(String args[]) throws ACIDException, AsterixException, IOException {
         int i;
-        TransactionSubsystem txnProvider = new TransactionSubsystem("LockManagerRandomUnitTest", null,
+        //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);
+
+        TransactionSubsystem txnProvider = new TransactionSubsystem("nc1", null,
                 new AsterixTransactionProperties(new AsterixPropertiesAccessor()));
         rand = new Random(System.currentTimeMillis());
         for (i = 0; i < MAX_NUM_OF_ENTITY_LOCK_JOB; i++) {
@@ -64,6 +77,8 @@
             System.out.println("Creating " + i + "th EntityLockUpgradeJob..");
             generateEntityLockUpgradeThread(txnProvider);
         }
+        ((LogManager) txnProvider.getLogManager()).stop(false, null);
+        AsterixThreadExecutor.INSTANCE.shutdown();
     }
 
     private static void generateEntityLockThread(TransactionSubsystem txnProvider) {