diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index d44fe1fac2aa3235484b2222fcef2ad9aeb64731..6673c7464ecd3f9e860dc916b2625c936bc77a17 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -333,8 +333,17 @@
     <move file="aserv.jar" tofile="lib/aserv.jar" />
   </target>
 
+  <!-- tested (but ugly) -->
+  <target name="check-testdir">
+    <available file="test/html" property="testdir-ok"/>
+  </target>
+
+  <target name="preparetestdir" depends="check-testdir" description="" unless="testdir-ok">
+    <mkdir dir="test/html" />
+  </target>
+  
   <!-- tested -->
-  <target name="test" depends="bind" description="Unit test code">
+  <target name="test" depends="bind,preparetestdir" description="Unit test code">
     <condition property="testset" value="${group}" else="raw">
       <isset property="group"/>
     </condition>
diff --git a/html/relnotes.html b/html/relnotes.html
index f63d318befc64cf7400e3a30633757bf07f6c142..cffae02eafde449608cb78bb3cc6c001b5cee829 100644
--- a/html/relnotes.html
+++ b/html/relnotes.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ with a warning:
 
 <!--h2>Version 4.10 (2xxx): ??/??/201X - Pumpkin risotto</h2-->
 
-<h2>Version 4.9 (2155): 19/07/2017 - Letraset</h2>
+<h2>Version 4.9 (2158): 19/07/2017 - Letraset</h2>
 
 <p><ul compact="1">
 <li><span style="color: red;">Suppressed</span> empty constructor in <tt>DBServiceImpl</tt> (serv)</li>