diff --git a/tests/corba_test.cpp b/tests/corba_test.cpp
index 93f3637fc..9e20fae9e 100644
--- a/tests/corba_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/corba_test.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,10 @@ class CorbaTest : public OperationsFixture
         pint1("pint1", "", 3), pdouble1(new Property<double>("pdouble1", "", -3.0)),
         aint1(3), adouble1(-3.0), wait(0)
     {
-    // connect DataPorts
+        // check operations (moved from OperationCallerComponent constructor for reuseability in corba-ipc-server)
+        BOOST_REQUIRE( caller->ready() );
+
+        // connect DataPorts
         mi1 = new InputPort<double> ("mi");
         mo1 = new OutputPort<double> ("mo");
 
diff --git a/tests/operations_fixture.cpp b/tests/operations_fixture.cpp
index c6a9308ba..2202dfee7 100644
--- a/tests/operations_fixture.cpp
+++ b/tests/operations_fixture.cpp
@@ -49,11 +49,6 @@ class OperationCallerComponent : public TaskContext
         opc3 = tc->provides("methods")->getOperation("m3");
         opc3.setCaller( this->engine() );
 
-        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc0.ready() );
-        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc1.ready() );
-        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc2.ready() );
-        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc3.ready() );
-
         // four combinations are possible:
         this->addOperation("o0", &OperationCallerComponent::m0, this, OwnThread);
         this->addOperation("o1", &OperationCallerComponent::m1, this, ClientThread);
@@ -71,6 +66,17 @@ class OperationCallerComponent : public TaskContext
         // but do set the caller to this component.
     }
 
+    bool ready() {
+        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc0.ready() );
+        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc1.ready() );
+        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc2.ready() );
+        BOOST_REQUIRE( opc3.ready() );
+        return opc0.ready() &&
+               opc1.ready() &&
+               opc2.ready() &&
+               opc3.ready();
+    }
+
     // plain argument tests:
     double m0(void) { return opc0(); }
     double m1(int i) { return opc1(i); }