diff --git a/test/py/TestSyntax.py b/test/py/TestSyntax.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+#
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file
+# to you 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.
+#
+
+import sys, glob
+sys.path.insert(0, './gen-py')
+sys.path.insert(0, glob.glob('../../lib/py/build/lib.*')[0])
+
+# Just import these generated files to make sure they are syntactically valid
+from DebugProtoTest import EmptyService
+from DebugProtoTest import Inherited