@@ -452,16 +452,19 @@
 				 (let* ((step-name  (vector-ref teststep 0)))
 				   (print step-name " sleep [refdb lookup #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/" stepsrdb " " testname " $MT_ITEM_PATH " step-name "]")))
 			       test-steps)
 
 			      ;; now the requirements section
-			      (print "\n[requirements]")
-			      (for-each
-			       (lambda (entry)
-				 (print (car entry) " " (cadr entry))) ;; it is not an alist
-			       (configf:get-section testconfig "requirements"))
-
+			      (if testconfig
+				  (begin
+				    (print "\n[requirements]")
+				    (for-each
+				     (lambda (entry)
+				       (print (car entry) " " (cadr entry))) ;; it is not an alist
+				     (configf:get-section testconfig "requirements")))
+				  (print "WARNING: No testconfig data for " testname ", " item-path))
+				    
 			      (print "[items]")
 			      (print "THE_ITEM [refdb getrow #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/miscinfo itemsinfo #{getenv MT_TESTNAME}| awk '{print $1}'")
 			      )))
 
 		      ;; fill the stepsrdb