diff --git a/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/testEmpty.py b/Control/AthenaConfiguration/python/testEmpty.py
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+#Generate CA pickle files from athena and CA
+from AthenaCommon.Configurable import Configurable
+Configurable.configurableRun3Behavior=1
+from AthenaConfiguration.ComponentAccumulator import ComponentAccumulator
+acc = ComponentAccumulator()
+print "bootstrap_test.pkl"
+with file("bootstrap_test.pkl", "w") as p:
+    acc.store( p, nEvents=10, useBootStrapFile=True, threaded=False )
+    p.close()
+
+print "bootstrap_CA_test.pkl"
+with file("bootstrap_CA_test.pkl", "w") as p:
+    acc.store( p, nEvents=10, useBootStrapFile=False, threaded=False )
+    p.close()