@@ -268,11 +268,11 @@
 						   ;;      							 (get-environment-variable "SHELL")) ".csh" ".sh"))))
 						   ;;   (if (and prevstep (file-exists? prev-env))
 						   ;;       (set! script (conc script "source " prev-env))))
 						   
 						   ;; call the command using mt_ezstep
-						   (set! script (conc "mt_ezstep " stepname " " (if prevstep prevstep "-") " " stepcmd))
+						   (set! script (conc "mt_ezstep " stepname " " (if prevstep prevstep "x") " " stepcmd))
 
 						   (debug:print 4 "script: " script)
 						   (rmt:teststep-set-status! run-id test-id stepname "start" "-" #f #f)
 						   ;; now launch
 						   (let ((pid (process-run script)))