diff --git a/script/tests/tests/PS Tests/test without ioc/test without ioc.py b/script/tests/tests/PS Tests/test without ioc/test without ioc.py
index 0a02508..5dd79ca 100644
--- a/script/tests/tests/PS Tests/test without ioc/test without ioc.py	
+++ b/script/tests/tests/PS Tests/test without ioc/test without ioc.py	
@@ -2,10 +2,13 @@
 #test that does not use any connection to IOC. It is useful to test pure pshell graphical features.
 
 
-
+# testing environment setup (if script is launched directly without Testinglist)
 is_panel = get_exec_pars().source != CommandSource.ui
 if not is_panel:
     # set up params for testing
+    testName = "dry test"
+    DEVICE = "no-device"
+    params = "{'howManySamples': {'description': 'How many samples are plotted', 'value': '50'}, 'delayBetweenSampleS': {'description': 'delay [s] between two samples', 'value': '0.05'}, 'repeatTimes': {'description': 'how many times the test is repeated', 'value': '3'}}"
     pass
     
 ###### Init - DO NOT MODIFY THE CODE BELOW ######
@@ -22,7 +25,7 @@ def startTest(testName, DEVICE, params):
         testPath = inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe()) 
         #init the testing tool class. It can be sued in the following ways:
         test = TestingTool(testName, testPath, DEVICE, params)
-        #plot name to be given to the scan. Use: scan.setPlotName(plotName)
+        #plot name to be given to the scan. Use: scan.setPlotTitle(plotName)
         plotName = test.getPlotName()
     
 ######### WRITE YOUR CODE HERE BELOW #############