diff --git a/plugins/TestingList.java b/plugins/TestingList.java
index b943a76..1bd92e8 100644
--- a/plugins/TestingList.java
+++ b/plugins/TestingList.java
@@ -344,27 +344,9 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
     }// </editor-fold>//GEN-END:initComponents
 
     private void jButtonRunActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButtonRunActionPerformed
-        if(this.jButtonRun.getToolTipText().equals("Run selected tests")){
-         Object state = null;
-         try {
-                state = eval("state");
-            } catch (ApplicationStateException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonRunActionPerformed()", ex.toString());
-            } catch (ScriptException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonRunActionPerformed()", ex.toString());
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonRunActionPerformed()", ex.toString());
-            } catch (Controller.ControllerStateException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonRunActionPerformed()", ex.toString());
-            } catch (InterruptedException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonRunActionPerformed()", ex.toString());
-            } catch (TaskRunningException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonRunActionPerformed()", ex.toString());
-            }
-         if(state.toString().equals("Ready")){            
+        if(this.jButtonRun.getToolTipText().equals("Run selected tests")){      
             setButtonToStart();
             executeTest(0);
-         }
         }
         else{
             setButtonToStop();
@@ -422,24 +404,18 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
 
     //oopen the log file using one of th default OS text reades
     private void jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed(java.awt.event.ActionEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed
+        String cmd;
         if (System.getProperty("os.name").toLowerCase().contains("windows")) {
-            String cmd;
             cmd = "notepad.exe " + TESTS_LOG_DEFAULT_DIR;
-            try {
-                Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed()", "jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed() "+ ex.toString() + " \nPlease open the file manually. \nFile dir: "+TESTS_LOG_DEFAULT_DIR);
-                Logger.getLogger(TestingList.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
-            }
         } else {
-            File log = new File(TESTS_LOG_DEFAULT_DIR);
-            try {
-                Desktop.getDesktop().edit(log);
-            } catch (IOException ex) {
-                SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed()", "jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed() "+ ex.toString() + " \nPlease open the file manually. \nFile dir: "+TESTS_LOG_DEFAULT_DIR);
-                Logger.getLogger(TestingList.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
-            }
+            cmd = "nedit " + TESTS_LOG_DEFAULT_DIR;
         }
+        try {
+            Runtime.getRuntime().exec(cmd);
+        } catch (IOException ex) {
+            SwingUtils.showMessage(this, "jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed()", "jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed() "+ ex.toString() + " \nPlease open the file manually. \nFile dir: "+TESTS_LOG_DEFAULT_DIR);
+            Logger.getLogger(TestingList.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
+        }        
     }//GEN-LAST:event_jButtonOpenLogActionPerformed
 
     private void jTable1KeyReleased(java.awt.event.KeyEvent evt) {//GEN-FIRST:event_jTable1KeyReleased