diff --git a/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_check.py b/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_check.py
index 1d842692..cdd1d151 100755
--- a/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_check.py
+++ b/py-scripts/sandbox/lf_check.py
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ class lf_check():
                 print("test: {}  skipped".format(test))
             # load the default database 
             elif self.test_dict[test]['enabled'] == "TRUE":
-                print("test: {} executed".format(test))
                 # loop through radios
                 for radio in self.radio_dict:
                     # Replace RADIO, SSID, PASSWD, SECURITY with actual config values (e.g. RADIO_0_CFG to values)
@@ -209,12 +208,22 @@ class lf_check():
                     stderr_log = open(stderr_log_txt, 'a')
                 process = subprocess.Popen((command).split(' '), shell=False, stdout=stdout_log, stderr=stderr_log, universal_newlines=True)
 
+                # close the file
+                stdout_log.close()
+                stderr_log.close()
+
+                sleep(2)
+
                 #print(stdout_log_txt)
                 stdout_log_size = os.path.getsize(stdout_log_txt)
+                stdout_log_size = os.stat(stdout_log_txt).st_size
+                print("stdout_log_size {}".format(stdout_log_size))
+                print("stdout {}".format(os.stat(stdout_log_txt)))
                 #print(stderr_log_txt)
                 stderr_log_size = os.path.getsize(stderr_log_txt)
-                if stderr_log_size > 0 or stdout_log_size == 0:
+                if stderr_log_size > 0 :
                     print("File: {} is not empty: {}".format(stderr_log_txt,str(stderr_log_size)))
+
                     self.test_result = "Failure"
                     background = self.background_red
                 else:
@@ -235,6 +244,8 @@ class lf_check():
                 # CMR need to generate the CSV.. should be pretty straight forward
                 row = [test,command,self.test_result,stdout_log_txt,stderr_log_txt]
                 #print("row: {}".format(row))
+                print("test: {} executed".format(test))
+
             else:
                 print("enable value {} invalid for test: {}, test skipped".format(self.test_dict[test]['enabled'],test))