diff --git a/tests/mutex_order/tests/01-run.py b/tests/mutex_order/tests/01-run.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Kaspar Schleiser <kaspar@schleiser.de>
+# Copyright (C) 2016 Oliver Hahm <oliver.hahm@inria.fr>
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+sys.path.append(os.path.join(os.environ['RIOTBASE'], 'dist/tools/testrunner'))
+import testrunner
+
+thread_prio = {
+        3:  6,
+        4:  4,
+        5:  0,
+        6:  2,
+        7:  1
+        }
+
+def testfunc(child):
+    for k in thread_prio.keys():
+        child.expect(u"T%i \(prio %i\): trying to lock mutex now" % (k, thread_prio[k]))
+
+    last = -1
+    for i in range(len(thread_prio)):
+        child.expect(u"T\d+ \(prio (\d+)\): locked mutex now")
+        assert(int(child.match.group(1)) > last)
+        last = int(child.match.group(1))
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(testrunner.run(testfunc))