diff --git a/src/ior.c b/src/ior.c
index 1fed65e..57c186c 100755
--- a/src/ior.c
+++ b/src/ior.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ static void* safeMalloc(uint64_t size){
   return d;
 }
 
-static void AllocResults(IOR_test_t *test)
+void AllocResults(IOR_test_t *test)
 {
   int reps;
   if (test->results != NULL)
@@ -533,7 +533,6 @@ IOR_test_t *CreateTest(IOR_param_t *init_params, int test_num)
         newTest->next = NULL;
         newTest->results = NULL;
 
-        AllocResults(newTest);
         return newTest;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/ior.h b/src/ior.h
index 43177fd..c283be7 100755
--- a/src/ior.h
+++ b/src/ior.h
@@ -228,6 +228,8 @@ typedef struct IOR_test_t {
 
 
 IOR_test_t *CreateTest(IOR_param_t *init_params, int test_num);
+void AllocResults(IOR_test_t *test);
+
 char * GetPlatformName();
 void init_IOR_Param_t(IOR_param_t *p);
 
diff --git a/src/parse_options.c b/src/parse_options.c
index 80b99a3..8e8e773 100755
--- a/src/parse_options.c
+++ b/src/parse_options.c
@@ -396,6 +396,7 @@ IOR_test_t *ReadConfigScript(char *scriptName)
                                 /* previous line was a "run" as well
                                    create duplicate test */
                                 tail->next = CreateTest(&tail->params, test_num++);
+                                AllocResults(tail);
                                 tail = tail->next;
                         }
                         runflag = 1;
@@ -404,6 +405,7 @@ IOR_test_t *ReadConfigScript(char *scriptName)
                            create and initialize a new test structure */
                         runflag = 0;
                         tail->next = CreateTest(&tail->params, test_num++);
+                        AllocResults(tail);
                         tail = tail->next;
                         ParseLine(linebuf, &tail->params);
                 } else {
@@ -414,6 +416,7 @@ IOR_test_t *ReadConfigScript(char *scriptName)
         /* close the script */
         if (fclose(file) != 0)
                 ERR("fclose() of script file failed");
+        AllocResults(head);
 
         return head;
 }
@@ -565,6 +568,7 @@ IOR_test_t *ParseCommandLine(int argc, char **argv)
           tests = ReadConfigScript(testscripts);
         }else{
           tests = CreateTest(&initialTestParams, 0);
+          AllocResults(tests);
         }
 
         CheckRunSettings(tests);