@@ -823,11 +823,11 @@
 	    (if (> run-count 0) ;; handle reruns
 		(begin
 		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-preclean" #f))
 		      (hash-table-set! flags "-preclean" #t))
 		  (if (not (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" #f))
-		      (hash-table-set! flags "-rerun" "ABORT,DEAD,STUCK/DEAD,n/a,ZERO_ITEMS"))
+		      (hash-table-set! flags "-rerun" "ABORT,STUCK/DEAD,n/a,ZERO_ITEMS"))
 		  ;; recursive call to self
 		  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "Re-running tests with status " (hash-table-ref/default flags "-rerun" ""))
       (runs:run-tests target runname test-patts user flags run-count: (- run-count 1)))
                   (launch:end-of-run-check run-id)))
 	  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "No tests to run")))