diff --git a/plugins/TestingList.java b/plugins/TestingList.java
index b75a82d..3de4f28 100644
--- a/plugins/TestingList.java
+++ b/plugins/TestingList.java
@@ -298,8 +298,9 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
      * initialise panel
      */
     private void initialise(){
+        System.out.println("msg:");
         int PORT1 = 0x8899;  // this port
-        String mode = new String("2,IQCOM,$BMA1,1,DIA");
+        String mode = "2,IQCOM,$BMA1,1,DIA";
         int i = 0;
         byte[] msg = new byte[128];
         msg[0] = 50;           //bytecount
@@ -313,7 +314,6 @@ public class TestingList extends Panel {
             msg[28 + i] = buffer[i];
             i++;
         }    
-        System.out.println("msg:");
         System.out.println(msg);
         
         
diff --git a/script/tests/tests.properties b/script/tests/tests.properties
index c6e10b5..d57752d 100644
--- a/script/tests/tests.properties
+++ b/script/tests/tests.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #TestingList for pshell: configuration properties
-#Wed Oct 11 10:03:26 CEST 2017
+#Wed Oct 11 10:05:36 CEST 2017
 customPanel=
 showEnabledTestsOnly=true
 listFilter=rps-try