diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a215f088c..0aa4f3690 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -322,13 +322,12 @@ $(CURDIR)/tests/4.5/application_kernels/qmcpack_target_static_lib.c.o: $(CURDIR)
      			$(@:.run=.o) $(VERBOSE) $(if $(LOG),$(RECORD)$(notdir $(@:.run=.log)) \
      		&& echo "PASS" > $(LOGTEMPFILE) || echo "FAIL" > $(LOGTEMPFILE)), \
 	$(if $(findstring _env_,$@), \
-
 	  $(call CHECK_OUTPUT, $(call loadModules,$(C_COMPILER_MODULE)) $(BSRUN)$(RUN_TEST) --env \
 	    $(shell echo "$@" | sed -e 's@.*/@@' -e 's@test_\(.*\)_env_.*@\1@' | tr 'a-z' 'A-Z') \
 	    $(shell echo "$@" | sed -e 's@.*/@@' -e 's@.*_env_\([^.]*\).*@\1@') \
 	    $(@:.run=.o) $(VERBOSE) $(if $(LOG),$(RECORD)$(notdir $(@:.run=.log))) ), \
 	  $(call CHECK_OUTPUT, $(call loadModules,$(C_COMPILER_MODULE)) $(BSRUN)$(RUN_TEST) $(@:.run=.o) $(VERBOSE) $(if $(LOG),$(RECORD)$(notdir $(@:.run=.log))) ) \
-	)
+	))
 	-$(call log_section_footer,"RUN",$(SYSTEM),$$(cat $(LOGTEMPFILE)),$(LOG_NOTE),$(notdir $(@:.run=.log)))
 	-@$(if $(LOG), rm $(LOGTEMPFILE))
 
diff --git a/ompvv/ompvv.h b/ompvv/ompvv.h
index 70f78df3b..cc8c37ab7 100644
--- a/ompvv/ompvv.h
+++ b/ompvv/ompvv.h
@@ -80,12 +80,12 @@ _Pragma("omp target map (from: _ompvv_isOffloadingOn)") \
 #define OMPVV_REPORT(err) { \
   OMPVV_INFOMSG("The value of " #err " is %d.", err); \
   if (_ompvv_isOffloadingOn == -1) \
-    if (err == -667) \
+    if (err == OMPVV_SKIPPED_EXIT_CODE) \
       printf("[OMPVV_RESULT: %s] Test %s.\n", __FILENAME__, "skipped"); \
     else \
       printf("[OMPVV_RESULT: %s] Test %s.\n", __FILENAME__, ((err) == 0)? "passed":"failed"); \
   else \
-    if (err == -667) \
+    if (err == OMPVV_SKIPPED_EXIT_CODE) \
       printf("[OMPVV_RESULT: %s] Test %s on the %s.\n", __FILENAME__, "skipped", (_ompvv_isOffloadingOn)? "device" : "host"); \
     else \
       printf("[OMPVV_RESULT: %s] Test %s on the %s.\n", __FILENAME__, ((err) == 0)? "passed":"failed", (_ompvv_isOffloadingOn)? "device" : "host"); \
@@ -124,6 +124,12 @@ _Pragma("omp target map (from: _ompvv_isOffloadingOn) map(to: _ompvv_isSharedEnv
   var2set = (_ompvv_isOffloadingOn && _ompvv_isSharedEnv == 1);\
   }
 
+// Macro for skipping a test
+#define OMPVV_CHECK_TO_SKIP(condition) { \
+  int SKIPPED_EXIT_CODE = OMPVV_SKIPPED_EXIT_CODE; \
+  if (condition) {OMPVV_REPORT_AND_RETURN(SKIPPED_EXIT_CODE)}; \
+ }
+
 // Macros to provide thread and team nums if they are not specified
 #ifndef OMPVV_NUM_THREADS_DEVICE
   #define OMPVV_NUM_THREADS_DEVICE 8
@@ -141,10 +147,6 @@ _Pragma("omp target map (from: _ompvv_isOffloadingOn) map(to: _ompvv_isSharedEnv
   #define OMPVV_NUM_THREADS_HOST 8
 #endif
 
-#ifndef OMPVV_NUM_THREADS_HOST
-  #define OMPVV_NUM_THREADS_HOST 8
-#endif
-
 #ifndef OMPVV_SKIPPED_EXIT_CODE
   #define OMPVV_SKIPPED_EXIT_CODE -667
 #endif
diff --git a/tests/6.0/declare_target/test_declare_target_directive_local.c b/tests/6.0/declare_target/test_declare_target_directive_local.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..210077322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/6.0/declare_target/test_declare_target_directive_local.c
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+//----------------test_declare_target_directive_local.c--------------------------------//
+// OpenMP API Version 6.0 November 2024
+// Pg. 902, line 4
+// ***********
+// DIRECTIVE: declare_target
+// CLAUSE: local
+// The declare_target directive is used with the local clause to make data
+// persist on multiple devices, each with their own copy of the referenced
+// variables in the clause. If the values retrieved from each of the available
+// devices add up to the expected amount, the test will pass.
+//-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------//
+
+#include "ompvv.h"
+#include <omp.h>
+
+#define N 100
+
+int sum;
+int x[N];
+
+#pragma omp declare_target local(sum, x)
+#pragma omp begin declare_target
+void init_x(int dev_id) {
+  for (int j = 0; j < N; ++j) {
+    x[j] = j + dev_id;
+  }
+}
+
+void foo(void) {
+  #pragma omp for reduction(+ : sum)
+  for (int i = 0; i < N; i++) {
+    sum += x[i];
+  }
+}
+#pragma omp end declare target
+
+int test_declare_target_local() {
+  int errors = 0;
+  int TotGpus = omp_get_num_devices();
+  int errors_arr[TotGpus];
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < TotGpus; i++) {
+    errors_arr[i] = 0;
+    {
+      init_x(i);
+      sum = 0;
+    }
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < TotGpus; i++) {
+    #pragma omp target parallel device(i)
+    {
+      foo();
+    }
+  }
+  #pragma omp taskwait
+
+  for (int i = 0; i < TotGpus; i++) {
+    #pragma omp target map(tofrom : errors_arr[i]) device(i)
+    {
+      if ((N) * (N - 1) / 2 + (N)*i != sum) {
+        ++errors_arr[i];
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  for (int i = 0; i < TotGpus; i++) {
+    errors += errors_arr[i];
+  }
+  OMPVV_TEST_AND_SET(errors, errors != 0);
+
+  return errors;
+}
+
+int main() {
+  int errors = 0, test_exit_code = 0;
+  int TotGpus = omp_get_num_devices();
+  OMPVV_WARNING_IF(TotGpus < 1, "Test requires non-host devices, but none were "
+                                "found. \n This test will be skipped.\n");
+  OMPVV_CHECK_TO_SKIP(TotGpus < 1)
+  OMPVV_TEST_OFFLOADING;
+
+  OMPVV_TEST_AND_SET(errors, test_declare_target_local() != 0);
+  OMPVV_REPORT_AND_RETURN(errors);
+}