--- trunk/lib/Frey/Test/Runner.pm	2008/11/24 22:56:41	506
+++ trunk/lib/Frey/Test/Runner.pm	2008/11/25 00:26:15	507
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@
 
 	@tests = ( $self->test ) if $self->test;
 
-	@tests = grep {
-		! m{$0} # break recursion	
-	} sort keys %{ $self->depends } unless @tests;
+	if ( my $depends = $self->depends ) {
+		@tests = grep {
+			! m{$0} # break recursion	
+		} sort keys %{ $depends } unless @tests;
+	}
 
-	push @{ $self->status }, { test => { depends => $self->depends } }; # FIXME
+	$self->add_status( { test => { depends => $self->depends } } );
 
 	if ( ! @tests ) {
 		warn "can't find any tests ", dump( $self->tests ), " within depends ", dump( $self->depends );