Index: runs.scm
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--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -1085,11 +1085,11 @@
 			    (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequisites or other issue" hed) 60)
 				(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequisites or other issue. Internal state " nth-try " will be overridden and we'll retry."))
 			    ;; was: (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "NOT_STARTED" "KEEP_TRYING" #f)
                             (mt:test-set-state-status-by-testname run-id test-name item-path "COMPLETED" "PREQ_FAIL" #f)
 			    (hash-table-set! test-registry hed 'removed) ;; was 0
-                            (if (not (or (null? reg) (null? tal)))
+                            (if (not (and (null? reg) (null? tal)))
                                 (runs:loop-values tal reg reglen regfull reruns)
                                 #f))))
 		     (else
 		      (if (runs:lownoise (conc "FAILED prerequitests and we tried" hed) 60)
 			  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "WARNING: test " hed " has FAILED prerequitests and we've tried at least 10 times to run it. Giving up now."))