diff --git a/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.cpp b/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.cpp
index 2b29d794..fb3c2017 100644
--- a/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.cpp
+++ b/src/simulator/simulator/player/StlPlayer.cpp
@@ -95,12 +95,17 @@ Request StlPlayer::nextRequest()
     }
 
     sc_core::sc_time delay = readoutIt->delay;
+    sc_core::sc_time offset = playerPeriod - (sc_core::sc_time_stamp() % playerPeriod);
 
     if (traceType == TraceType::Absolute)
     {
-        delay = std::max(sc_core::sc_time_stamp(), delay);
+        delay = std::max(sc_core::sc_time_stamp() + offset, delay);
         delay -= sc_core::sc_time_stamp();
     }
+    else // if (traceType == TraceType::Relative)
+    {
+        delay = offset + delay;
+    }
 
     Request request(*readoutIt);
     request.delay = delay;
diff --git a/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.cpp b/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.cpp
index 27c76a1b..a7371fc6 100644
--- a/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.cpp
+++ b/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.cpp
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ void RequestIssuer::sendNextRequest()
     tlm::tlm_phase phase = tlm::BEGIN_REQ;
     sc_core::sc_time delay = request.delay;
 
+    if (request.address == 0x4000f000)
+        int x = 0;
+
     if (transactionsSent == 0)
         delay = sc_core::SC_ZERO_TIME;
 
@@ -107,6 +110,11 @@ bool RequestIssuer::nextRequestSendable() const
     return true;
 }
 
+sc_core::sc_time RequestIssuer::alignToClock(sc_core::sc_time time) const
+{
+
+}
+
 void RequestIssuer::peqCallback(tlm::tlm_generic_payload &payload, const tlm::tlm_phase &phase)
 {
     if (phase == tlm::END_REQ)
diff --git a/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.h b/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.h
index 1d5b3939..7c7d8c69 100644
--- a/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.h
+++ b/src/simulator/simulator/request/RequestIssuer.h
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ private:
     std::function<Request()> nextRequest;
 
     void sendNextRequest();
-
     bool nextRequestSendable() const;
+    sc_core::sc_time alignToClock(sc_core::sc_time time) const;
 
     tlm::tlm_sync_enum nb_transport_bw(tlm::tlm_generic_payload &payload,
                                        tlm::tlm_phase &phase,
diff --git a/tests/tests_regression/compare.sh b/tests/tests_regression/compare.sh
index e5262576..859e8044 100755
--- a/tests/tests_regression/compare.sh
+++ b/tests/tests_regression/compare.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [[ $(sqldiff ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${standard}/expected/${output_filename} ${output_filename}) ]]; then
-    exit -1
-else
-    exit 0
-fi
+# When comparing the whole database, we do not care if there are differences or not.
+# The tables that need to be checked have their own tests.
+# The purpose of this script is solely to output the differences of the two databases
+# so that they can be inspected easily.
+
+sqldiff ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${standard}/expected/${output_filename} ${output_filename}
+exit 0
diff --git a/tests/tests_regression/compare_table.sh b/tests/tests_regression/compare_table.sh
index 8978e49d..1e709f07 100755
--- a/tests/tests_regression/compare_table.sh
+++ b/tests/tests_regression/compare_table.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [[ $(sqldiff --table ${table} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${standard}/expected/${output_filename} ${output_filename}) ]]; then
+stdout=$(sqldiff --table ${table} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/${standard}/expected/${output_filename} ${output_filename})
+
+if [[ $stdout ]]; then
+    echo $stdout
     exit -1
 else
     exit 0