diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6b6da23d4e45996cdf99afbf88a811e63c70d17d..7945b297686885b28e2aa9aa9c8187b630031fac 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ checksum
 
 # Make Check Rules
 *.trs
+*.tls
 
 # Doc rules
 *.pdf
diff --git a/tests/initval_file/ramst_initval_file.mod b/tests/initval_file/ramst_initval_file.mod
index f6afae20b43cbed500d583dcd0aff75a6575b77d..0d0cdabb4c7e30cfa2dc249ea771a831c05eae8b 100644
--- a/tests/initval_file/ramst_initval_file.mod
+++ b/tests/initval_file/ramst_initval_file.mod
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ k = ((delt+bet)/(1.0*aa*alph))^(1/(alph-1));
 c = aa*k^alph-delt*k;
 end;
 
-initval_file(filename = ramst_initval_file_data);
-steady;
-perfect_foresight_setup(periods=200);
-perfect_foresight_solver;
-
-
 initval_file(filename = ramst_initval_file_data_row_vec_mat);
 steady;
 perfect_foresight_setup(periods=200);
diff --git a/tests/run_m_script.m b/tests/run_m_script.m
index fe51168cce5eaf3b27b6395c1699b1be9c15213d..6085fd5d09ea02fbc50e0381ecf2669b8c6ee843 100644
--- a/tests/run_m_script.m
+++ b/tests/run_m_script.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-% Copyright (C) 2015 Dynare Team
+% Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Dynare Team
 %
 % This file is part of Dynare.
 %
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ addpath([top_test_dir filesep 'utils']);
 cd(directory);
 
 try
-  mscript;
+  eval(mscript);
   testFailed = false;
 catch exception
   printMakeCheckMatlabErrMsg(strtok(getenv('FILESTEM')), exception);
@@ -51,4 +51,4 @@ else
   fprintf(fid,':list-of-passed-tests: %s\n', [name '.m']);
 end
 fclose(fid);
-exit;
\ No newline at end of file
+exit;
diff --git a/tests/run_o_script.m b/tests/run_o_script.m
index 1db9ecbed288343958038de8702ffa1b92367841..6e0ec09fbbd304235254446d98651b92e9d12ee6 100644
--- a/tests/run_o_script.m
+++ b/tests/run_o_script.m
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Dynare Team
+## Copyright (C) 2015-2019 Dynare Team
 ##
 ## This file is part of Dynare.
 ##
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ addpath([top_test_dir filesep 'utils']);
 cd(directory);
 
 try
-  mscript;
+  eval(mscript);
   testFailed = false;
 catch
   printMakeCheckOctaveErrMsg(getenv('FILESTEM'), lasterror);