diff --git a/workspace_tools/host_tests/hello_auto.py b/workspace_tools/host_tests/hello_auto.py
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+"""
+mbed SDK
+Copyright (c) 2011-2013 ARM Limited
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+"""
+
+from host_test import Test, DefaultTest
+from sys import stdout
+
+class HelloTest(DefaultTest):
+    HELLO_WORLD = "Hello World\n"
+
+    def print_result(self, result):
+       print "\n{%s}\n{end}" % result
+
+    def run(self):
+        c = self.mbed.serial.read(len(self.HELLO_WORLD))
+        stdout.write(c)
+        if c == self.HELLO_WORLD: # Hello World received
+            self.print_result('success')
+        else:
+            self.print_result('failure')
+        stdout.flush()
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    HelloTest().run()