diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1d4c5f2..e117d19 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ benchmark
 *#*
 *.class
 *.swp
+*.pid
+*.log
+test/load/unicorn/unicorn.rb
+test/load/thin/config.yml
diff --git a/test/load/thin/config.ru b/test/load/thin/config.ru
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa6ee91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load/thin/config.ru
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require "rubygems"
+require "sinatra"
+
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'load.rb')
+
+run Load
diff --git a/test/load/thin/config.yml.template b/test/load/thin/config.yml.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa6ee91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load/thin/config.yml.template
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require "rubygems"
+require "sinatra"
+
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'load.rb')
+
+run Load
diff --git a/test/load/thin/load.rb b/test/load/thin/load.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a29296e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load/thin/load.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', '..', 'lib', 'mongo')
+require 'logger'
+
+$con = Mongo::Connection.new
+$db = $con['foo']
+
+class Load < Sinatra::Base
+
+  configure do
+    LOGGER = Logger.new("sinatra.log")
+    enable :logging, :dump_errors
+    set :raise_errors, true
+  end
+
+  get '/' do
+    3.times do |n|
+      if (v=$db.eval("1 + #{n}")) != 1 + n
+        STDERR << "#{1 + n} expected but got #{v}"
+        raise StandardError, "#{1 + n} expected but got #{v}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/test/load/unicorn/config.ru b/test/load/unicorn/config.ru
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa6ee91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load/unicorn/config.ru
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+require "rubygems"
+require "sinatra"
+
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'load.rb')
+
+run Load
diff --git a/test/load/unicorn/load.rb b/test/load/unicorn/load.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f624cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load/unicorn/load.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '..', '..', 'lib', 'mongo')
+
+$con = Mongo::Connection.new
+$db = $con['foo']
+
+class Load < Sinatra::Base
+
+  configure do
+    LOGGER = Logger.new("sinatra.log")
+    enable :logging, :dump_errors
+    set :raise_errors, true
+  end
+
+  get '/' do
+    3.times do |n|
+      if (v=$db.eval("1 + #{n}")) != 1 + n
+        STDERR << "#{1 + n} expected but got #{v}"
+        raise StandardError, "#{1 + n} expected but got #{v}"
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/test/load/unicorn/unicorn.rb.template b/test/load/unicorn/unicorn.rb.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ede2ae8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/load/unicorn/unicorn.rb.template
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# set path to app that will be used to configure unicorn, 
+# # note the trailing slash in this example
+@dir = "/home/kyle/work/10gen/ruby-driver/test/load/"
+
+worker_processes 10
+working_directory @dir
+
+preload_app true
+
+timeout 30
+
+# Specify path to socket unicorn listens to,
+# we will use this in our nginx.conf later
+listen "#{@dir}tmp/sockets/unicorn.sock", :backlog => 64
+
+# Set process id path
+pid "#{@dir}tmp/pids/unicorn.pid"
+
+# # Set log file paths
+stderr_path "#{@dir}log/unicorn.stderr.log"
+stdout_path "#{@dir}log/unicorn.stdout.log" 
+
+# NOTE: You need this when using forking web servers!
+after_fork do |server, worker|
+  $con.close if $con
+  $con = Mongo::Connection.new
+  $db = $con['foo']
+  STDERR << "FORKED #{server} #{worker}"
+end