diff --git a/jdk/test/javax/net/ssl/Stapling/HttpsUrlConnClient.java b/jdk/test/javax/net/ssl/Stapling/HttpsUrlConnClient.java
index 646182ec41d..81592278235 100644
--- a/jdk/test/javax/net/ssl/Stapling/HttpsUrlConnClient.java
+++ b/jdk/test/javax/net/ssl/Stapling/HttpsUrlConnClient.java
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@
  * @run main/othervm HttpsUrlConnClient
  */
 
-import java.io.*;
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.io.OutputStream;
 import java.math.BigInteger;
 import java.security.KeyPair;
 import java.security.KeyPairGenerator;
@@ -41,7 +45,9 @@
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.InetAddress;
+
 import javax.net.ssl.*;
+
 import java.security.KeyStore;
 import java.security.PublicKey;
 import java.security.Security;
@@ -55,7 +61,16 @@
 import java.security.cert.PKIXRevocationChecker;
 import java.security.spec.PKCS8EncodedKeySpec;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
-import java.util.*;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
+import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import sun.security.testlibrary.SimpleOCSPServer;
@@ -90,10 +105,6 @@ public class HttpsUrlConnClient {
     static String INT_ALIAS = "intermediate";
     static String SSL_ALIAS = "ssl";
 
-    /*
-     * Is the server ready to serve?
-     */
-    volatile static boolean serverReady = false;
     volatile int serverPort = 0;
 
     volatile Exception serverException = null;
@@ -159,7 +170,7 @@ static void testPKIXParametersRevEnabled(String[] allowedProts)
         ClientParameters cliParams = new ClientParameters();
         cliParams.protocols = allowedProts;
         ServerParameters servParams = new ServerParameters();
-        serverReady = false;
+        CountDownLatch serverReady = new CountDownLatch(1);
 
         System.out.println("=====================================");
         System.out.println("Stapling enabled, PKIXParameters with");
@@ -187,7 +198,7 @@ static void testPKIXParametersRevEnabled(String[] allowedProts)
         Security.setProperty("ocsp.enable", "false");
 
         HttpsUrlConnClient sslTest = new HttpsUrlConnClient(cliParams,
-                servParams);
+                servParams, serverReady);
         TestResult tr = sslTest.getResult();
         if (!checkClientValidationFailure(tr.clientExc, BasicReason.REVOKED)) {
             if (tr.clientExc != null) {
@@ -214,10 +225,11 @@ static void testPKIXParametersRevEnabled(String[] allowedProts)
     /*
      * Define the server side of the test.
      *
-     * If the server prematurely exits, serverReady will be set to true
+     * If the server prematurely exits, serverReady will be counted down
      * to avoid infinite hangs.
      */
-    void doServerSide(ServerParameters servParams) throws Exception {
+    void doServerSide(ServerParameters servParams, CountDownLatch serverReady)
+            throws Exception {
 
         // Selectively enable or disable the feature
         System.setProperty("jdk.tls.server.enableStatusRequestExtension",
@@ -269,7 +281,7 @@ void doServerSide(ServerParameters servParams) throws Exception {
         /*
          * Signal Client, we're ready for his connect.
          */
-        serverReady = true;
+        serverReady.countDown();
 
         try (SSLSocket sslSocket = (SSLSocket) sslServerSocket.accept();
                 BufferedReader in = new BufferedReader(
@@ -301,18 +313,13 @@ void doServerSide(ServerParameters servParams) throws Exception {
     /*
      * Define the client side of the test.
      *
-     * If the server prematurely exits, serverReady will be set to true
+     * If the server prematurely exits, serverReady will be counted down
      * to avoid infinite hangs.
      */
-    void doClientSide(ClientParameters cliParams) throws Exception {
+    void doClientSide(ClientParameters cliParams, CountDownLatch serverReady)
+            throws Exception {
 
-        // Wait 5 seconds for server ready
-        for (int i = 0; (i < 100 && !serverReady); i++) {
-            Thread.sleep(50);
-        }
-        if (!serverReady) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Server not ready yet");
-        }
+        serverReady.await();
 
         // Selectively enable or disable the feature
         System.setProperty("jdk.tls.client.enableStatusRequestExtension",
@@ -368,16 +375,16 @@ void doClientSide(ClientParameters cliParams) throws Exception {
      *
      * Fork off the other side, then do your work.
      */
-    HttpsUrlConnClient(ClientParameters cliParams,
-            ServerParameters servParams) throws Exception {
+    HttpsUrlConnClient(ClientParameters cliParams, ServerParameters servParams,
+            CountDownLatch serverReady) throws Exception {
         Exception startException = null;
         try {
             if (separateServerThread) {
-                startServer(servParams, true);
-                startClient(cliParams, false);
+                startServer(servParams, true, serverReady);
+                startClient(cliParams, false, serverReady);
             } else {
-                startClient(cliParams, true);
-                startServer(servParams, false);
+                startClient(cliParams, true, serverReady);
+                startServer(servParams, false, serverReady);
             }
         } catch (Exception e) {
             startException = e;
@@ -448,51 +455,53 @@ TestResult getResult() {
         return tr;
     }
 
-    final void startServer(ServerParameters servParams, boolean newThread)
-            throws Exception {
+    final void startServer(ServerParameters servParams, boolean newThread,
+            CountDownLatch serverReady) throws IOException {
         if (newThread) {
             serverThread = new Thread() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
                     try {
-                        doServerSide(servParams);
+                        doServerSide(servParams, serverReady);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         /*
                          * Our server thread just died.
                          *
                          * Release the client, if not active already...
                          */
-                        System.err.println("Server died...");
-                        serverReady = true;
+                        System.err.println("Server died: " + e);
                         serverException = e;
+                    } finally {
+                        serverReady.countDown();
                     }
                 }
             };
             serverThread.start();
         } else {
             try {
-                doServerSide(servParams);
+                doServerSide(servParams, serverReady);
             } catch (Exception e) {
+                System.err.println("Server died: " + e);
                 serverException = e;
             } finally {
-                serverReady = true;
+                serverReady.countDown();
             }
         }
     }
 
-    final void startClient(ClientParameters cliParams, boolean newThread)
-            throws Exception {
+    final void startClient(ClientParameters cliParams, boolean newThread,
+            CountDownLatch serverReady) throws Exception {
         if (newThread) {
             clientThread = new Thread() {
                 @Override
                 public void run() {
                     try {
-                        doClientSide(cliParams);
+                        doClientSide(cliParams, serverReady);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         /*
                          * Our client thread just died.
                          */
-                        System.err.println("Client died...");
+                        System.err.println("Client died: " + e);
                         clientException = e;
                     }
                 }
@@ -500,9 +509,10 @@ public void run() {
             clientThread.start();
         } else {
             try {
-                doClientSide(cliParams);
+                doClientSide(cliParams, serverReady);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 clientException = e;
+                System.err.println("Client died: " + e);
             }
         }
     }