diff --git a/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim b/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim
index cc975be..3a8fdef 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_quotestar.vim
@@ -65,24 +65,23 @@
 
   " Takes a short while for the server to be active.
   call WaitFor('serverlist() =~ "' . name . '"')
-  call assert_match(name, serverlist())
 
   " Wait for the server to be up and answering requests.  One second is not
   " always sufficient.
   call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "v:version", "", 2) != ""')
 
-  " Clear the *-register of this vim instance.
-  let @* = ''
-
-  " Try to change the *-register of the server.
+  " Clear the *-register of this vim instance and wait for it to be picked up
+  " by the server.
+  let @* = 'no'
   call remote_foreground(name)
+  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "@*", "", 1) == "no"', 3000)
+
+  " Set the * register on the server.
   call remote_send(name, ":let @* = 'yes'\<CR>")
-  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "@*", "", 1) == "yes"')
-  call assert_equal('yes', remote_expr(name, "@*", "", 2))
+  call WaitFor('remote_expr("' . name . '", "@*", "", 1) == "yes"', 3000)
 
   " Check that the *-register of this vim instance is changed as expected.
-  call WaitFor('@* == "yes"')
-  call assert_equal('yes', @*)
+  call WaitFor('@* == "yes"', 3000)
 
   " Handle the large selection over 262040 byte.
   let length = 262044
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 5d8eb5a..b2a2e8f 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -779,6 +779,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    1536,
+/**/
     1535,
 /**/
     1534,