diff --git a/src/target/Makefile.am b/src/target/Makefile.am
index 08c02d78e..970bc47ea 100644
--- a/src/target/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/target/Makefile.am
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ nobase_dist_pkglib_DATA = xscale/debug_handler.bin target/at91eb40a.cfg \
 	event/hammer_reset.script interface/flyswatter.cfg target/hammer.cfg target/mx31.cfg  \
 	event/str730_program.script event/str750_program.script interface/olimex-jtag-tiny-a.cfg \
 	target/pic32mx.cfg target/aduc702x.cfg interface/dummy.cfg interface/olimex-arm-usb-ocd.cfg target/s3c2440.cfg \
-	interface/openocd-usb.cfg
+	interface/openocd-usb.cfg target/test_syntax_error.cfg target/test_reset_syntax_error.cfg
+	
 	
 
diff --git a/src/target/target/test_reset_syntax_error.cfg b/src/target/target/test_reset_syntax_error.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2ae91095
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/target/target/test_reset_syntax_error.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Test script to check that syntax error in reset
+# script is reported properly.
+
+# at91eb40a target
+
+#jtag scan chain
+jtag_device 4 0x1 0xf 0xe
+
+#target configuration
+target arm7tdmi little 0 arm7tdmi-s_r4
+
+[new_target_name] configure -event reset-init { 
+
+	syntax error
+}
diff --git a/src/target/target/test_syntax_error.cfg b/src/target/target/test_syntax_error.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9a87912cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/target/target/test_syntax_error.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# This script tests a syntax error in the startup 
+# config script
+
+syntax error here
\ No newline at end of file