@@ -566,11 +566,11 @@
 	    ;; we use this opportunity to move contents of reg to tal
 	    (list (car newtal)(append (cdr newtal) reg) '() reruns)) ;; an issue with prereqs not yet met?
 	  (begin
 	    (debug:print-info 1 "no fails in prerequisites for " hed " but nothing seen running in a while, dropping test " hed " from the run queue")
 	    (let ((test-id (cdb:remote-run db:get-test-id-cached #f run-id hed "")))
-	      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "DEQUEDED" "TIMED_OUT" "Nothing seen running in a while."))
+	      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-id test-id "NOT_STARTED" "TIMED_OUT" "Nothing seen running in a while."))
 	    (list (runs:queue-next-hed tal reg reglen regfull)
 		  (runs:queue-next-tal tal reg reglen regfull)
 		  (runs:queue-next-reg tal reg reglen regfull)
 		  reruns))))
 
@@ -844,11 +844,11 @@
 		(let ((state  (db:test-get-state t))
 		      (status (db:test-get-status t)))
 		  (case (string->symbol state)
 		    ((COMPLETED) #f)
 		    ((NOT_STARTED)
-		     (if (member status '("TEN_STRIKES" "BLOCKED"))
+		     (if (member status '("TEN_STRIKES" "BLOCKED" "PREQ_FAIL" "ZERO_ITEMS" "PREQ_DISCARDED" "TIMED_OUT" ))
 			 #f
 			 t))
 		    ((DELETED) #f)
 		    (else t)))))
 	  tests))