diff --git a/core/lib/Cargo.toml b/core/lib/Cargo.toml
index 50e99012..56bdb50c 100644
--- a/core/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/core/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ atomic = "0.4"
 
 [dependencies.tokio]
 version = "0.2.9"
-features = ["fs", "io-std", "io-util", "rt-threaded", "sync", "signal"]
+features = ["fs", "io-std", "io-util", "rt-threaded", "sync", "signal", "macros"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
 yansi = "0.5"
diff --git a/examples/testing/src/async_required.rs b/examples/testing/src/async_required.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa46e2ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/testing/src/async_required.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+use rocket::State;
+use rocket::fairing::AdHoc;
+use rocket::tokio::sync::Barrier;
+
+#[get("/barrier")]
+async fn rendezvous(barrier: State<'_, Barrier>) -> &'static str {
+    println!("Waiting for second task...");
+    barrier.wait().await;
+    "Rendezvous reached."
+}
+
+pub fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
+    rocket::ignite()
+        .mount("/", routes![rendezvous])
+        .attach(AdHoc::on_attach("Add Channel", |rocket| async {
+            Ok(rocket.manage(Barrier::new(2)))
+        }))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod test {
+    use super::rocket;
+    use rocket::http::Status;
+
+    #[rocket::async_test]
+    async fn test_rendezvous() {
+        use rocket::local::asynchronous::Client;
+
+        let client = Client::new(rocket()).await.unwrap();
+        let req = client.get("/barrier");
+
+        let (r1, r2) = rocket::tokio::join!(req.clone().dispatch(), req.dispatch());
+        assert_eq!(r1.status(), r2.status());
+        assert_eq!(r1.status(), Status::Ok);
+
+        let (s1, s2) = (r1.into_string().await, r2.into_string().await);
+        assert_eq!(s1, s2);
+        assert_eq!(s1.unwrap(), "Rendezvous reached.");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/examples/testing/src/main.rs b/examples/testing/src/main.rs
index c3d3eaa8..8ca403de 100644
--- a/examples/testing/src/main.rs
+++ b/examples/testing/src/main.rs
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 
 #[macro_use] extern crate rocket;
 
+mod async_required;
+
 #[get("/")]
 fn hello() -> &'static str {
     "Hello, world!"
 }
 
-#[rocket::launch]
+#[launch]
 fn rocket() -> rocket::Rocket {
-    rocket::ignite().mount("/", routes![hello])
+    async_required::rocket().mount("/", routes![hello])
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
@@ -17,18 +19,8 @@ mod test {
     use super::rocket;
     use rocket::http::Status;
 
-    #[rocket::async_test]
-    async fn test_hello_async() {
-        use rocket::local::asynchronous::Client;
-
-        let client = Client::new(rocket()).await.unwrap();
-        let response = client.get("/").dispatch().await;
-        assert_eq!(response.status(), Status::Ok);
-        assert_eq!(response.into_string().await, Some("Hello, world!".into()));
-    }
-
     #[test]
-    fn test_hello_blocking() {
+    fn test_hello() {
         use rocket::local::blocking::Client;
 
         let client = Client::new(rocket()).unwrap();
diff --git a/site/guide/8-testing.md b/site/guide/8-testing.md
index 8801b03a..90024e40 100644
--- a/site/guide/8-testing.md
+++ b/site/guide/8-testing.md
@@ -258,16 +258,17 @@ The tests can be run with `cargo test`. You can find the full source code to
 
 You may have noticed the use of a "`blocking`" API in these examples, even
 though `Rocket` is an `async` web framework. In most situations, the `blocking`
-testing API is easier to use. When concurrent execution of two or more requests
-is required for the server to make progress, you will need the more flexible
-`asynchronous` API; the `blocking` API is not capable of dispatching multiple
-requests simultaneously. For more information, see the [`rocket::local`] and
-[`rocket::local::asynchronous`] documentation as well as the asynchronous
-version of [the `testing` example].
+testing API is easier to use and should be preferred. However, when concurrent
+execution of two or more requests is required for the server to make progress,
+you will need the more flexible `asynchronous` API; the `blocking` API is not
+capable of dispatching multiple requests simultaneously. While synthetic, the
+[`async_required` `testing` example] uses an `async` barrier to demonstrate such
+a case. For more information, see the [`rocket::local`] and
+[`rocket::local::asynchronous`] documentation.
 
 [`rocket::local`]: @api/rocket/local/index.html
 [`rocket::local::asynchronous`]: @api/rocket/local/asynchronous/index.html
-[the `testing` example]: @example/testing/src/main.rs
+[`async_required` `testing` example]: @example/testing/src/async_required.rs
 
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