diff --git a/test/dorkboxTest/network/AeronPubSubTest.kt b/test/dorkboxTest/network/AeronPubSubTest.kt
index 80c59457..7bf3d105 100644
--- a/test/dorkboxTest/network/AeronPubSubTest.kt
+++ b/test/dorkboxTest/network/AeronPubSubTest.kt
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.*
 
 class AeronPubSubTest : BaseTest() {
     @Test
-    fun connectTest() {
+    fun connectTestNormalPub() {
         val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("ConnectTest")
 
         // NOTE: once a config is assigned to a driver, the config cannot be changed
@@ -114,6 +114,89 @@ class AeronPubSubTest : BaseTest() {
         Assert.assertTrue("The aeron drivers are not fully closed!", AeronDriver.areAllInstancesClosed())
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun connectTestExclusivePub() {
+        val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("ConnectTest")
+
+        // NOTE: once a config is assigned to a driver, the config cannot be changed
+        val totalCount = 40
+        val port = 3535
+        val serverStreamId = 55555
+        val handshakeTimeoutNs = TimeUnit.SECONDS.toNanos(10)
+
+
+
+        val serverDriver = run {
+            val conf = serverConfig()
+            conf.enableIPv6 = false
+            conf.uniqueAeronDirectory = true
+
+            val driver = AeronDriver(conf, log, null)
+            driver.start()
+            driver
+        }
+
+        val clientDrivers = mutableListOf<AeronDriver>()
+        val clientPublications = mutableListOf<Pair<AeronDriver, Publication>>()
+
+
+        for (i in 1..totalCount) {
+            val conf = clientConfig()
+            conf.enableIPv6 = false
+            conf.uniqueAeronDirectory = true
+
+            val driver = AeronDriver(conf, log, null)
+            driver.start()
+
+            clientDrivers.add(driver)
+        }
+
+
+
+        val subscriptionUri = AeronDriver.uriHandshake(CommonContext.UDP_MEDIA, true)
+            .endpoint(true, "127.0.0.1", port)
+        val sub = serverDriver.addSubscription(subscriptionUri, serverStreamId, "server", false)
+
+        var sessionID = 1234567
+        clientDrivers.forEachIndexed { index, clientDriver ->
+            val publicationUri = AeronDriver.uri(CommonContext.UDP_MEDIA, sessionID++, true)
+                .endpoint(true, "127.0.0.1", port)
+
+            // can throw an exception! We catch it in the calling class
+            val publication = clientDriver.addExclusivePublication(publicationUri, serverStreamId, "client_$index", false)
+
+            // can throw an exception! We catch it in the calling class
+            // we actually have to wait for it to connect before we continue
+            clientDriver.waitForConnection(publication, handshakeTimeoutNs, "client_$index") { cause ->
+                ClientTimedOutException("Client publication cannot connect with localhost server", cause)
+            }
+
+            clientPublications.add(Pair(clientDriver, publication))
+        }
+
+
+        clientPublications.forEachIndexed { index, (clientDriver, pub) ->
+            clientDriver.close(pub, "client_$index")
+        }
+
+        serverDriver.close(sub, "server")
+
+
+        clientDrivers.forEach { clientDriver ->
+            clientDriver.close()
+        }
+
+        clientDrivers.forEach { clientDriver ->
+            clientDriver.ensureStopped(10_000, 500)
+        }
+
+        serverDriver.close()
+        serverDriver.ensureStopped(10_000, 500)
+
+        // have to make sure that the aeron driver is CLOSED.
+        Assert.assertTrue("The aeron drivers are not fully closed!", AeronDriver.areAllInstancesClosed())
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun reconnectTest() {
         val log = LoggerFactory.getLogger("ConnectTest")
diff --git a/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultiClientTest.kt b/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultiClientTest.kt
index 4da9244c..b2511f76 100644
--- a/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultiClientTest.kt
+++ b/test/dorkboxTest/network/MultiClientTest.kt
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.*
 @Suppress("UNUSED_ANONYMOUS_PARAMETER")
 class MultiClientTest : BaseTest() {
     // this can be upped to 100 for stress testing, but for general unit tests this should be smaller (as this is sensitive on the load of the machine)
-    private val totalCount = 10
+    private val totalCount = 80
 
     private val clientConnectCount = atomic(0)
     private val serverConnectCount = atomic(0)