diff --git a/src/looperclip.cxx b/src/looperclip.cxx
index 537d854..57b7748 100644
--- a/src/looperclip.cxx
+++ b/src/looperclip.cxx
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@ void LooperClip::record(int count, float* L, float* R)
         sprintf (buffer, "LooperClip t %i, s %i, Error: out of mem!",track, scene );
         EventGuiPrint e( buffer );
         writeToGuiRingbuffer( &e );
+#ifdef BUILD_TESTS
+        LUPPP_WARN("%s","buffer has no space");
+#endif
         
         break;
       }
diff --git a/src/tests/gridlogictests.cxx b/src/tests/gridlogictests.cxx
index a430cca..62688b3 100644
--- a/src/tests/gridlogictests.cxx
+++ b/src/tests/gridlogictests.cxx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ extern Jack* jack;
 
 int GridLogic::runTests()
 {
-  QUnit::UnitTest qunit( QUnit::normal );
+  QUnit::UnitTest qunit( QUnit::normal, true );
   int t = 0;
   int s = 0;
   LooperClip* lc  = jack->getLooper( t )->getClip( s );
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ int GridLogic::runTests()
   QUNIT_IS_TRUE( lc->getState() == GridLogic::STATE_RECORD_QUEUED );
   jack->getGridLogic()->bar();
   QUNIT_IS_TRUE( lc->getState() == GridLogic::STATE_RECORDING );
+  
+  float buffer[64];
+  lc->record(64, &buffer[0], &buffer[0]);
+  
   // recording -> playing
   jack->getGridLogic()->pressed( t, s );
   jack->getGridLogic()->released( t, s );
diff --git a/src/tests/qunit.hxx b/src/tests/qunit.hxx
index a666c0f..e87e5e8 100644
--- a/src/tests/qunit.hxx
+++ b/src/tests/qunit.hxx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <string>
 #include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <cstdlib>
 #include <libgen.h>
 using namespace std;
 
@@ -53,7 +55,7 @@ namespace QUnit {
     class UnitTest {
         
     public:
-        UnitTest( int verboseLevel );
+        UnitTest( int verboseLevel, bool openFail = false );
         ~UnitTest();
           
         void verboseLevel(int level);
@@ -71,10 +73,12 @@ namespace QUnit {
         int verboseLevel_;
         int errors_;
         int tests_;
+        
+        bool openFileOnFail;
     };
   
-    inline UnitTest::UnitTest( int verboseLevel)
-        : verboseLevel_(verboseLevel) , errors_(0) , tests_(0) {
+    inline UnitTest::UnitTest( int verboseLevel, bool openFail )
+        : verboseLevel_(verboseLevel) , errors_(0) , tests_(0), openFileOnFail(openFail) {
     }
   
     inline UnitTest::~UnitTest() {
@@ -123,12 +127,22 @@ namespace QUnit {
         char* baseFile = strdup(file);
         cout << basename(baseFile) << " " << line << " : ";
         free( baseFile );
-        if ( ok ) {
-          cout << QUNIT_COLOUR_PASS;
-        } else {
-          cout << QUNIT_COLOUR_ERROR;
+        if ( ok )
+        {
+          cout << QUNIT_COLOUR_PASS << "OK";
         }
-        cout << ( ok ? "OK" : "FAILED" ) << QUNIT_COLOUR_RESET << " : ";
+        else
+        {
+          cout << QUNIT_COLOUR_ERROR << "FAILED";
+          if ( openFileOnFail )
+          {
+            std::stringstream s;
+            
+            s << "geany" << file << " --line " << line;
+            system( s.str().c_str() );
+          }
+        }
+        cout << QUNIT_COLOUR_RESET << " : ";
         if( compare ) {
             const std::string cmp = ( result ? "==" : "!=" );
             cout << "compare {" << str1 << "} " << cmp << " {" <<  str2 << "} "