Index: launch.scm
==================================================================
--- launch.scm
+++ launch.scm
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@
     (rmt:teststep-set-status! run-id test-id stepname "start" "-" #f #f)
     ;; now launch the actual process
     (call-with-environment-variables 
      (list (cons "PATH" (conc (get-environment-variable "PATH") ":.")))
      (lambda () ;; (process-run "/bin/bash" "-c" "exec ls -l /tmp/foobar > /tmp/delme-more.log 2>&1")
-       (let* ((cmd (conc "exec " stepcmd " > " stepname ".log 2>&1")) ;; >outfile 2>&1 
+       (let* ((cmd (conc stepcmd " > " stepname ".log 2>&1")) ;; >outfile 2>&1 
 	      (pid (process-run "/bin/bash" (list "-c" cmd))))
 	 (rmt:test-set-top-process-pid run-id test-id pid)
 	 (let processloop ((i 0))
 	   (let-values (((pid-val exit-status exit-code)(process-wait pid #t)))
 		       (mutex-lock! m)

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -851,10 +851,11 @@
 		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequitests and we tried" hed) 60)
 			  (debug:print 0 "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now."))
 		      ;; (debug:print 0 "         prereqs: " prereqs-not-met)
 		      (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed)
 		      (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "TEN_STRIKES" #f)
+		      ;; I'm unclear on if this roll up is needed - it may be the root cause of the "all set to FAIL" bug.
 		      (rmt:roll-up-pass-fail-counts run-id test-name item-path "FAIL") ;; treat as FAIL
 		      (list (if (null? tal)(car newtal)(car tal))
 			    tal
 			    reg
 			    reruns)))))