diff --git a/plugins/TestingList.java b/plugins/TestingList.java
index 42fc4c5..9ec82da 100644
--- a/plugins/TestingList.java
+++ b/plugins/TestingList.java
@@ -1069,17 +1069,24 @@ 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, initStatus;
+            String sWait = "";
             try {
                 pshellStatus = eval("controller.state");
                 //initStatus   = eval("State.Initializing");
                 System.out.println("status: "+String.valueOf(pshellStatus));
                 //System.out.println("status: "+String.valueOf(initStatus));
-                System.out.println("status: "+String.valueOf(String.valueOf(pshellStatus)=="Initializing"));
+                if(String.valueOf(pshellStatus)=="Initializing"){
+                    sWait = "pshell not yet initialised: please try again in a few seconds...";
+                }
+                
             } catch (Exception ex) {
                 Logger.getLogger(TestingList.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
-                System.out.println("pshell not yet initialised: please try again in a few seconds...");
-                return;
+                sWait = "pshell not yet initialised: please try again in a few seconds...";
             } 
+            if(!sWait.isEmpty()){
+                System.out.println(sWait);
+                return;                
+            }
             setButtonToStart();
             updateStatus();
             executeTests();
diff --git a/script/tests/tests.properties b/script/tests/tests.properties
index 2cf79ed..ec51c35 100644
--- a/script/tests/tests.properties
+++ b/script/tests/tests.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #TestingList for pshell: configuration properties
-#Tue Jan 19 10:31:55 CET 2016
+#Tue Jan 19 10:34:14 CET 2016
 customPanel=
 showEnabledTestsOnly=true
 listFilter=LabTests2