diff --git a/plugins/TestingList.java b/plugins/TestingList.java
index dd97c5f..598daf9 100644
--- a/plugins/TestingList.java
+++ b/plugins/TestingList.java
@@ -1069,20 +1069,21 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
     private void jButtonRunActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButtonRunActionPerformed
         if (this.jButtonRun.getToolTipText().equals("Run enabled tests")) {
             Object pshellStatus;
-            String sWait = "";
+            String sWait = "pshell is initialising: cannot start tests, please try again in a few seconds...";
+            Boolean bWait = false;
             //check if pshell is still initialising: if so, don't start the tests
             try {
                 //invoke python method
                 pshellStatus = eval("controller.state");
                 if(String.valueOf(pshellStatus)=="Initializing"){
-                    sWait = "pshell is initialising: please try again in a few seconds...";
+                    bWait = true;
                 }               
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 Logger.getLogger(TestingList.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
-                sWait = "pshell is initialising: please try again in a few seconds...";
+                bWait = true;
             } 
             //pshell is actually initialising: don't start tests
-            if(!sWait.isEmpty()){
+            if(bWait){
                 System.out.println(sWait);
                 return;                
             }
diff --git a/script/tests/tests.properties b/script/tests/tests.properties
index 97dde0e..8b0a3e2 100644
--- a/script/tests/tests.properties
+++ b/script/tests/tests.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #TestingList for pshell: configuration properties
-#Wed Jan 20 09:10:23 CET 2016
+#Wed Jan 20 09:16:17 CET 2016
 customPanel=
 showEnabledTestsOnly=true
 listFilter=LabTests2