@@ -1233,11 +1233,11 @@
       (runs:incremental-print-results run-id)
       (hash-table-set! test-registry (db:test-make-full-name test-name item-path) 'running)
       (runs:shrink-can-run-more-tests-count runsdat)  ;; DELAY TWEAKER (still needed?)
       ;; (thread-sleep! *global-delta*)
       (if (or (not (null? tal))(not (null? reg)))
-	  (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
+	  (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns) ;; hed should be dropped at this time
 	  #f))
      
      ;; must be we have unmet prerequisites
      ;;
      (else
@@ -1669,12 +1669,14 @@
 	      (loop (car tal)(cdr tal) reg reruns))
 
 	  ;; gonna try a strategy change here.
 	  ;;
 	  ;; check if can run more tests. if yes, continue, if no, rest until can run more
-	  ;;
 	  ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running
+	  ;;
+	  ;; NOTE: This does NOT actually gate here, only captures the proc to be called later
+	  ;; 
 	  (if (not (runs:dat-wait-for-jobs-function runsdat))
 	      (runs:dat-wait-for-jobs-function-set!
 	       runsdat 
 	       (lambda (testdat-in)
 		 (let* ((jobgroup              (runs:testdat-jobgroup testdat-in))
@@ -1781,13 +1783,13 @@
 	 ;; if items is a proc then need to run items:get-items-from-config, get the list and loop 
 	 ;;    - but only do that if resources exist to kick off the job
 	 ;; EXPAND ITEMS
 	 ((or (procedure? items)(eq? items 'have-procedure))
           (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* "cond branch - "  "rtq-4")
-	  (let ((can-run-more    (runs:can-run-more-tests runsdat run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)))
-	    (if (and (list? can-run-more)
-		     (car can-run-more))
+	  (let ((can-run-more    #f)) ;; (runs:can-run-more-tests runsdat run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)))
+	    (if (not can-run-more) #;(and (list? can-run-more)
+		(car can-run-more))
 		(let ((loop-list (runs:expand-items hed tal reg reruns regfull newtal jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs run-id waitons item-path testmode test-record can-run-more items runname tconfig reglen test-registry test-records itemmaps))) ;; itemized test expanded here
 		  (if loop-list
 		      (apply loop loop-list)
                       (debug:print-info 4 *default-log-port* " -- Can't expand hed="hed)
                       )