Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -3351,11 +3351,11 @@
 		       (item-path         (db:test-get-item-path test))
 		       (is-completed      (equal? state "COMPLETED"))
 		       (is-running        (equal? state "RUNNING"))
 		       (is-killed         (equal? state "KILLED"))
 		       (is-ok             (member status '("PASS" "WARN" "CHECK" "WAIVED" "SKIP")))
-		       (same-itempath     (db:compare-itempaths ref-item-path item-path itemmap))) ;; (equal? ref-item-path item-path)))
+		       (same-itempath     (db:compare-itempaths item-path ref-item-path itemmap))) ;; (equal? ref-item-path item-path)))
 		  (set! ever-seen #t)
 		  (cond
 		   ;; case 1, non-item (parent test) is 
 		   ((and (equal? item-path "") ;; this is the parent test of the waiton being examined
 			 is-completed

Index: tests/unittests/runs.scm
==================================================================
--- tests/unittests/runs.scm
+++ tests/unittests/runs.scm
@@ -170,10 +170,17 @@
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (test #f "a/b/c"       (db:multi-pattern-apply   "d/e/f" "d a\ne b\nf c"))
 (test #f "blah/foo/bar/baz" (db:convert-test-itempath "blah/baz/bar/foo" "^([^/]+)/([^/]+)/([^/]+)$ \\3/\\2/\\1"))
 (test #f #t (db:compare-itempaths "abc/def/123" "abc/ghi/123" "ghi def"))
+(test #f #f (db:compare-itempaths "some/5" "item/5" ".*/"))
+(test #f #t (db:compare-itempaths "some/5" "item/5" ".*/ some/"))
+
+(test #f '() (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met 1 '("rollup") "some/5" mode: '(toplevel)  itemmap: ".*/" "/"))
+(test #f '() (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met 1 '("rollup") "some/5" mode: '(normal)    itemmap: ".*/" "/"))
+(test #f '() (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met 1 '("rollup") "some/5" mode: '(itemmatch) itemmap: ".*/" "/"))
+(test #f '() (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met 1 '("rollup") "some/5" mode: '(itemwait)  itemmap: ".*/" "/"))
 
 (exit 1)