diff --git a/plugins/TestingList.java b/plugins/TestingList.java
index cf08896..cd992b3 100644
--- a/plugins/TestingList.java
+++ b/plugins/TestingList.java
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import java.util.Properties;
 import java.util.logging.FileHandler;
 import java.util.logging.SimpleFormatter;
 import javax.swing.JFileChooser;
+import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
 
 public class TestingList extends Panel {
     NetbeansPluginPanel testingList;
@@ -94,7 +95,8 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
     public class NetbeansPluginPanel extends MonitoredPanel {
     
     Logger logger = Logger.getLogger("TestsLog");  
- 
+    String TESTS_DEFAULT_DIR = FilenameUtils.separatorsToSystem("\\home\\script\\tests\\production");
+    
     private void initLogger(){           
         try {  
             FileHandler fh;
@@ -103,10 +105,6 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
             logger.addHandler(fh);
             SimpleFormatter formatter = new SimpleFormatter();  
             fh.setFormatter(formatter);  
-
-            // the following statement is used to log any messages  
-            logger.info("My first log");  
-
         } catch (SecurityException e) {  
             e.printStackTrace();  
         } catch (IOException e) {  
@@ -155,15 +153,15 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
        switch(status){
            case "Success":
                iconSource = "/icons/button_ok-16px.png";
-               logger.log(Level.INFO, "Test "+ testName + " result: " + res + "(" + status + ")"); 
+               logger.log(Level.INFO, "Test "+ testName + " result: " + res + " (" + status + ")"); 
            break;
            case "Failed":
                iconSource = "/icons/button_close-16px.png";
-               logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Test "+ testName + " result: " + res + "(" + status + ")"); 
+               logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Test "+ testName + " result: " + res + " (" + status + ")"); 
            break;
            case "Running":
                iconSource = "/icons/button_play-16px.png";
-               logger.log(Level.INFO, "Test "+ testName + " running... "); 
+               logger.log(Level.INFO, "Running Test "+ testName + " ... "); 
            break;
        }
         ImageIcon icon = new ImageIcon(getClass().getResource(iconSource));
@@ -376,7 +374,8 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
         Date date = new Date();
         return dateFormat.format(date);   
     }
-                                                
+                     
+    //initial try, not needed any more
     public void loadTest() throws FileNotFoundException, IOException{
         Properties prop = new Properties();
         String fileName = new java.io.File( "." ).getCanonicalPath()+ "\\home\\script\\tests\\devices\\LS\\.config";
@@ -391,7 +390,7 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
     
     public void loadTests() throws FileNotFoundException, IOException{
         Properties prop = new Properties();
-        String fileName = new java.io.File( "." ).getCanonicalPath()+ "\\home\\script\\tests\\production";
+        String fileName = new java.io.File( "." ).getCanonicalPath()+ TESTS_DEFAULT_DIR;
         this.jTextField1.setText(fileName + "\n");
         File folder = new File(fileName);