Index: tests.scm
==================================================================
--- tests.scm
+++ tests.scm
@@ -209,11 +209,13 @@
 			      ""))))
 	     (newwaitons (if (and (list? global-waitons)
 				  (not (null? global-waitons)))
 			     (begin
 			       (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Adding global waitons " global-waitons)
-			       (append newwaitons-tmp  global-waitons))
+			       (append newwaitons-tmp  (filter (lambda (x) ;; remove self from global waitons
+								 (not (equal? x test-name)))
+							       global-waitons)))
 			     newwaitons-tmp)))
 	 (values
 	  ;; the waitons
 	  (filter (lambda (x)
 		    (if (hash-table-ref/default all-tests-registry x #f)

Index: tests/simplerun/runconfigs.config
==================================================================
--- tests/simplerun/runconfigs.config
+++ tests/simplerun/runconfigs.config
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 #     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 #     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 [default]
 ALLTESTS see this variable
-!GLOBAL_WAITONS test_abc
+!GLOBAL_WAITONS runfirst
 
 # Your variables here are grouped by targets [SYSTEM/RELEASE]
 [SYSTEM_val/RELEASE_val]
 ANOTHERVAR only defined if target is SYSTEM_val/RELEASE_val

ADDED   tests/simplerun/tests/runfirst/testconfig
Index: tests/simplerun/tests/runfirst/testconfig
==================================================================
--- /dev/null
+++ tests/simplerun/tests/runfirst/testconfig
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#  Copyright 2006-2017, Matthew Welland.
+# 
+# This file is part of Megatest.
+# 
+#     Megatest is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#     the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+#     (at your option) any later version.
+# 
+#     Megatest is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#     GNU General Public License for more details.
+# 
+#     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#     along with Megatest.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+# Add additional steps here. Format is "stepname script"
+[ezsteps]
+step1 step1.sh
+step2 step2.sh
+
+# Test requirements are specified here
+[requirements]
+# waiton setup
+priority 0
+
+# Iteration for your tests are controlled by the items section
+[items]
+PARTOFDAY morning noon afternoon evening night
+
+[scripts]
+step1.sh #!/bin/bash
+  sleep 1
+
+step2.sh #!/bin/bash
+  sleep 2
+
+# test_meta is a section for storing additional data on your test
+[test_meta]
+author matt
+owner  matt
+description An example test
+tags tagone,tagtwo
+reviewed never