@@ -1862,11 +1862,12 @@
 			      ;; (set! tal (cons newtestname tal)) ;; 4/6/2023 - try using cons, does it matter if the test gets added at the beginning?
 			      (set! incoming-tests (cons newtestname incoming-tests))
 			      ))  ;; since these are itemized create new test names testname/itempath
                           items-in-testpatt)))
           
-	  (if (< (length tal) 20)
+	  (if (and (< (length tal) 20)
+		   (not (null? incoming-tests)))
 	      (begin
 		(set! tal (append tal (reverse incoming-tests)))
 		(set! incoming-tests '())))
 
 	  ;; At this point we have possibly added items to tal but all must be handed off to