diff --git a/src/target/Makefile.am b/src/target/Makefile.am
index cf6982d49..a9c054d20 100644
--- a/src/target/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/target/Makefile.am
@@ -29,4 +29,7 @@ nobase_dist_pkglib_DATA += $(wildcard $(srcdir)/interface/*.cfg)
 # Various preconfigured boards
 nobase_dist_pkglib_DATA += $(wildcard $(srcdir)/board/*.cfg)
 
+# test files
+nobase_dist_pkglib_DATA += $(wildcard $(srcdir)/test/*.cfg)
+
 MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
diff --git a/src/target/target.c b/src/target/target.c
index bafd98e9d..cc1d48a88 100644
--- a/src/target/target.c
+++ b/src/target/target.c
@@ -3341,6 +3341,8 @@ static int target_configure( Jim_GetOptInfo *goi, target_t *target )
 			break;
 		}
 	} /* while( goi->argc ) */
+
+
 		/* done - we return */
 	return JIM_OK;
 }
@@ -3839,6 +3841,13 @@ static int target_create( Jim_GetOptInfo *goi )
 	/* Do the rest as "configure" options */
 	goi->isconfigure = 1;
 	e = target_configure( goi, target);
+
+	if (target->tap == NULL)
+	{
+		Jim_SetResultString( interp, "-chain-position required when creating target", -1);
+		e=JIM_ERR;
+	}
+
 	if( e != JIM_OK ){
 		free( target->type );
 		free( target );
diff --git a/src/target/test/syntax1.cfg b/src/target/test/syntax1.cfg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c312f6066
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/target/test/syntax1.cfg
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+jtag_nsrst_delay 200
+jtag_ntrst_delay 200
+
+#use combined on interfaces or targets that can't set TRST/SRST separately
+reset_config trst_and_srst srst_pulls_trst
+
+#LPCs need reset pulled while RTCK is low. 0 to activate JTAG, power-on reset is not enough
+jtag_reset 1 1
+jtag_reset 0 0
+
+#jtag scan chain
+#format L IRC IRCM IDCODE (Length, IR Capture, IR Capture Mask, IDCODE)
+jtag newtap lpc2148 one -irlen 4 -ircapture 0x1 -irmask 0xf -expected-id 0x4f1f0f0f
+
+#target configuration
+#daemon_startup reset
+
+set _TARGETNAME [format "%s.cpu" lpc2148]
+target create lpc2148.cpu arm7tdmi -endian little -work-area-size 0x4000 -work-area-phys 0x40000000 -work-area-virt 0 -work-area-backup 0
+
+$_TARGETNAME configure -event reset-init { 
+soft_reset_halt 
+mvb 0xE01FC040 0x01 
+}
+
+
+
+flash bank lpc2000 0x0 0x7d000 0 0 0 lpc2000_v2 14765
+