diff --git a/test/index.html b/test/index.html
index b271f302c1..1b4edcb431 100644
--- a/test/index.html
+++ b/test/index.html
@@ -9,8 +9,39 @@
   <script type="text/javascript" src="jasmine-1.2.0/jasmine-html.js"></script>
 
   <!-- include source files here... -->
-  <script type="text/javascript" src="http://localhost:9810/compile?id=ol&amp;mode=SIMPLE"></script>
-
+  <script type="text/javascript">
+// the following code includes the sourc-files of OpenLayers as they are
+// defined in ol.js.
+//
+// You can control in which form the source will be loaded by passing
+// URL-parameters:
+//
+//   - host
+//     where the plovr compiler is running, if not passed this defaults to the
+//     current host on port 9810)
+//
+//   - mode
+//     which mode of compilation should be applied. Common values for this are
+//     RAW, SIMPLE or ADVANCED. If not provided, SIMPLE is used.
+(function(doc, l){
+    var hostRegex = /[\\?&]host=([^&#]*)/,
+        modeRegex = /[\\?&]mode=([^&#]*)/,
+        hostResult = hostRegex.exec(l.href),
+        modeResult = modeRegex.exec(l.href),
+        host = (hostResult && hostResult[1])
+            ? hostResult[1]
+            : (l.host)
+                ? l.host + ':9810'
+                : 'localhost:9810',
+        mode = (modeResult && modeResult[1])
+            ? modeResult[1]
+            : 'SIMPLE',
+        script = '<sc' + 'ript type="text/javascript" '
+            + 'src="http://' + host + '/compile?id=ol&amp;mode=' + mode + '">'
+            + '</scr' + 'ipt>';
+    doc.write(script);
+})(document, location);
+  </script>
   <!-- common jasmine extensions -->
   <script type="text/javascript" src="jasmine-extensions.js"></script>