Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -1584,11 +1584,11 @@
 (define (cdb:get-test-info serverdat run-id test-name item-path)
   (cdb:client-call serverdat 'immediate #f *default-numtries* open-run-close db:get-test-info #f run-id test-name item-path))
 
 (define (cdb:get-test-info-by-id serverdat test-id)
   (let ((test-dat (cdb:client-call serverdat 'immediate #f *default-numtries* open-run-close db:get-test-info-by-id #f test-id)))
-    (hash-table-set! *test-info* test-id test-dat) ;; cached for use where up-to-date info is not needed
+    (hash-table-set! *test-info* test-id (vector (current-seconds) test-dat)) ;; cached for use where up-to-date info is not needed
     test-dat))
 
 ;; db should be db open proc or #f
 (define (cdb:remote-run proc db . params)
   (apply cdb:client-call *runremote* 'immediate #f *default-numtries* open-run-close proc #f params))

Index: mt.scm
==================================================================
--- mt.scm
+++ mt.scm
@@ -93,11 +93,13 @@
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (define (mt:process-triggers test-id newstate newstatus)
   (let* ((test-dat      (mt:lazy-get-test-info-by-id test-id))
 	 (test-rundir   (db:test-get-rundir test-dat))
-	 (tconfig       #f))
+	 (tconfig       #f)
+	 (state         (if newstate  newstate  (db:test-get-state  test-dat)))
+	 (status        (if newstatus newstatus (db:test-get-status test-dat))))
     (if (and (file-exists? test-rundir)
 	     (directory? test-rundir))
 	(begin
 	  (push-directory test-rundir)
 	  (set! tconfig (mt:lazy-read-test-config test-dat))
@@ -104,16 +106,18 @@
 	  (pop-directory)
 	  (for-each (lambda (trigger)
 		      (let ((cmd  (configf:lookup tconfig "triggers" trigger))
 			    (logf (conc  test-rundir "/last-trigger.log")))
 			(if cmd
-			    (system (conc "(" cmd " " test-id " " test-rundir " " trigger ") >> " logf " 2>&1")))))
+			    (let ((fullcmd (conc "(" cmd " " test-id " " test-rundir " " trigger ") >> " logf " 2>&1")))
+			      (debug:print-info 0 "TRIGGERED on " trigger ", running command " fullcmd)
+			      (process-run fullcmd)))))
 		    (list
-		     (conc newstate "/" newstatus)
-		     (conc newstate "/")
-		     (conc "/" newstatus)))))))
-    
+		     (conc state "/" status)
+		     (conc state "/")
+		     (conc "/" status)))))))
+
 ;;======================================================================
 ;;  S T A T E   A N D   S T A T U S   F O R   T E S T S 
 ;;======================================================================
 
 (define (mt:roll-up-pass-fail-counts run-id test-name item-path status)
@@ -140,13 +144,14 @@
     (if newcomment (cdb:client-call *runremote* 'set-test-comment #t *default-numtries* newcomment test-id))))
    (mt:process-triggers test-id newstate newstatus)
    #t)
 
 (define (mt:lazy-get-test-info-by-id test-id)
-  (let ((tdat (hash-table-ref/default *test-info* test-id #f)))
-    (if tdat 
-	tdat
+  (let* ((tdat (hash-table-ref/default *test-info* test-id #f)))
+    (if (and tdat 
+	     (< (current-seconds)(+ (vector-ref tdat 0) 10)))
+	(vector-ref tdat 1)
 	;; no need to update *test-info* as that is done in cdb:get-test-info-by-id
 	(cdb:get-test-info-by-id *runremote* test-id))))
 
 (define (mt:lazy-read-test-config test-dat)
   (let* ((test-id     (db:test-get-id test-dat))

Index: tests/fdktestqa/testqa/Makefile
==================================================================
--- tests/fdktestqa/testqa/Makefile
+++ tests/fdktestqa/testqa/Makefile
@@ -20,9 +20,10 @@
 
 dashboard : 
 	$(DASHBOARD) -rows 20 &
 
 compile :
+	$(MEGATEST) -stop-server 0
 	(cd ../../..;make && make install)
 
 clean :
 	rm -rf ../simple*/*/* megatest.db

Index: tests/fullrun/config/mt_include_1.config
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/config/mt_include_1.config
+++ tests/fullrun/config/mt_include_1.config
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [setup]
 # exectutable /path/to/megatest
-max_concurrent_jobs 15
+max_concurrent_jobs 25
 
 linktree #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/tmp/mt_links
 
 [jobtools]
 useshell yes

Index: tests/fullrun/megatest.config
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/megatest.config
+++ tests/fullrun/megatest.config
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 # Set launchwait to no to use the more agressive code that does not wait for the launch to complete before proceeding
 launchwait no
 
 # Use http instead of direct filesystem access
 transport http
-
 
 # If set to "default" the old code is used. Otherwise defaults to 200 or uses
 # numeric value given.
 #
 runqueue 20