diff --git a/test/py/TestServer.py b/test/py/TestServer.py
index ef93509..8819821 100755
--- a/test/py/TestServer.py
+++ b/test/py/TestServer.py
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
         'binary': TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocolFactory,
         'accel': TBinaryProtocol.TBinaryProtocolAcceleratedFactory,
         'compact': TCompactProtocol.TCompactProtocolFactory,
+        'accelc': TCompactProtocol.TCompactProtocolAcceleratedFactory,
         'json': TJSONProtocol.TJSONProtocolFactory,
     }
     pfactory_cls = prot_factories.get(options.proto, None)