diff --git a/test/torture.py b/test/torture.py
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+from socket import socket, getaddrinfo, IPPROTO_UDP
+import argparse
+from select import select
+parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Tests if the ts3init module, can withstand heavy loads.')
+parser.add_argument('host', help='target host')
+parser.add_argument('-p', dest='port', type=int, default=9987, help='target port')
+parser.add_argument('-n', dest='number_of_packets', type=int, default=100000, help='number of packets to send')
+args = parser.parse_args()
+
+target = getaddrinfo(args.host, args.port, 0, 0, IPPROTO_UDP)[0]
+print("-" * 40)
+print("Test: ts3init_reset")
+print("Target: %s:%i" % target[4])
+print("-" * 40)
+print("\n")
+
+print("Sending %i packets..." % args.number_of_packets)
+
+sock = socket(*target[0:3])
+
+send = 0
+sendErrors = 0
+recieved = 0
+invalid = 0
+try:
+    sock.connect(target[4])
+    sock.setblocking(False)
+    finished_writing = False
+    while True:
+        (canRead, canWrite, _) = select([sock.fileno()], [sock.fileno()] if send < args.number_of_packets else [] , [], 1)
+        if canRead:
+            data = sock.recv(128)
+            if not data == b'TS3INIT1\x65\x00\x88\x05\x00':
+                invalid += 1
+            recieved += 1
+        if canWrite:
+            try:
+                sock.send(str(send).encode())
+                send += 1
+            except:
+                sendErrors += 1                
+        if not canRead and not canWrite:
+            break
+finally:
+    sock.close()
+    print("send: %i(errors: %i); recieved: %i; invalid: %i" % (send, sendErrors, recieved, invalid))