diff --git a/plugins/TestingList.java b/plugins/TestingList.java
index 498a7b6..0de0d2a 100644
--- a/plugins/TestingList.java
+++ b/plugins/TestingList.java
@@ -396,13 +396,14 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
                         sTestName = new java.io.File( "." ).getCanonicalPath()+ TESTS_TESTS_DEFAULT_DIR + prop.getProperty("tests");
                         //config of device was loaded. now load the config of each test belonging to the device
                         testsFolder = new File(sTestName);
-                        File[] listOfTests = testsFolder.listFiles();
-                            for (File listOfTest : listOfTests) {
-                                if (listOfTest.isDirectory()) {
-                                    this.jTextField1.append("\nTest " + listOfTest.getName());
+                        if(testsFolder.exists() && testsFolder.isDirectory()){
+                            File[] listOfTests = testsFolder.listFiles();
+                                for (File listOfTest : listOfTests) {
+                                    if (listOfTest.isDirectory()) {
+                                        this.jTextField1.append("\nTest " + listOfTest.getName());
+                                    }
                                 }
-                            }
-
+                        }
                         addToTable(prop.getProperty("name"), prop.getProperty("description"), prop.getProperty("tests"));
                         this.jTextField1.append(prop.getProperty("name"));                        
                         this.jTextField1.append(prop.getProperty("description"));