diff --git a/reviews/test/bookshop/server.js b/reviews/test/bookshop/server.js
index 966d18d6..1d6102bb 100644
--- a/reviews/test/bookshop/server.js
+++ b/reviews/test/bookshop/server.js
@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+//
+//   This is an example of using a project-local server.js to intercept
+//   the default bootstrapping process.
+//
+
 const cds = require ('@sap/cds')
 
-// Mashup services after bootstrapping...
-cds.on('listening', async()=>{
+// Mashup services after all are served...
+cds.once('served', async()=>{
 
     // react on event messages from reviews service
     const ReviewsService = await cds.connect.to ('ReviewsService')
@@ -26,5 +32,19 @@ cds.on('listening', async()=>{
 
 })
 
+// Other bootstrapping events you could hook in to...
+/* eslint-disable no-unused-vars */
+cds.on('loaded', (model) => {/* ... */})
+cds.on('serving', (srv) => {/* ... */})
+cds.on('connect', (srv) => {/* ... */})
+cds.once('listening', ({server,url}) => {/* ... */})
+
+
 // Delegate bootstrapping to built-in server.js
 module.exports = cds.server
+
+// Monkey patching older releases
+if (cds.version < '3.33.4') cds.once('listening', ()=> cds.emit('served'))
+
+// Launch server if started directly from command-line
+if (!module.parent)  cds.server()