diff --git a/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/autotest.py b/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/autotest.py
index ffd146df..c0c551ca 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/autotest.py
+++ b/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/autotest.py
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ simdir = builddir + '/simulator'
 
 mcConfigPath = rootdir + '/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/mcconfigs'
 memSpecsPath = rootdir + '/DRAMSys/simulator/resources/configs/memspecs'
-baseConfig = workingdir + '/baseconfig.xml'
+baseConfigPath = workingdir + '/baseconfig.xml'
 
 
 def build_project():
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ def build_project():
     return ret
 
 
-@unittest.skip("skipping this")
 class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_build_project(self):
         """ The project's build process should succeed """
@@ -82,8 +81,7 @@ class TestBuild(unittest.TestCase):
         shutil.rmtree(builddir)
 
 
-@unittest.skip("skipping this")
-class TestOutput(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestRun(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         build_project()
 
@@ -92,27 +90,51 @@ class TestOutput(unittest.TestCase):
         os.chdir(simdir)
         self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['./dramSys'], stdout=out), 0)
 
-    def test_run_with_base_config(self):
-        """ running dramSys with base config file output match reference """
-        os.chdir(simdir)
-        self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['./dramSys', baseConfig],
-                         stdout=out), 0)
-
     def tearDown(self):
         shutil.rmtree(builddir)
 
 
+class TestOutput(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.tfd, self.tfpath = tempfile.mkstemp()
+        self.outrefpath = workingdir + '/baseconfig_expected.out'
+        build_project()
+
+    def filter_output(self, fname):
+        with open(fname, 'r') as f:
+            lines = f.readlines()
+        f.close()
+        return [x for x in lines if x.startswith('sim.dram')]
+
+    def test_run_with_base_config(self):
+        """ running dramSys with base config, output match reference """
+        os.chdir(simdir)
+        with open(self.tfpath, 'w') as f:
+            self.assertEqual(subprocess.call(['./dramSys', baseConfigPath],
+                             stdout=f), 0)
+        f.close()
+        tout = self.filter_output(self.tfpath)
+        tref = self.filter_output(self.outrefpath)
+        self.assertListEqual(tout, tref)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        shutil.rmtree(builddir)
+        os.unlink(self.tfpath)
+
+
 # This is an example that shows how to skip a test.
-# @unittest.skip("skipping this")
+@unittest.skip("skipping this")
 class TestDummy(unittest.TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         os.chdir(workingdir)
 
     def test_list_files(self):
-        print('Current working directory is {0}'.format(os.getcwd()))
+        """ Test that lists some configuration files with XML extension """
+        print('\nPath is: {}\n'.format(mcConfigPath))
         for file in os.listdir(mcConfigPath):
             if file.endswith(".xml"):
                 print(file)
+        print('\nPath is: {}\n'.format(memSpecsPath))
         for file in os.listdir(memSpecsPath):
             if file.endswith(".xml"):
                 print(file)
@@ -124,5 +146,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
         errout = devnull
         # out = sys.stdout
         # errout = sys.stderr
-        print('Base configuration file is {0}'.format(baseConfig))
         unittest.main()
diff --git a/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/baseconfig.xml b/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/baseconfig.xml
index 0608f201..c32bd794 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/baseconfig.xml
+++ b/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/baseconfig.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
         <NumberOfTracePlayers value="1"/>
         <NumberOfMemChannels value="1"/>
         <ControllerCoreDisableRefresh value="0"/>
-        <ControllerCoreManualRefresh value="0"/>
+        <ControllerCoreRowGranularRef value="0"/>
         <ThermalSimulation value="0"/>
         <SimulationProgressBar value="1"/>
         <NumberOfDevicesOnDIMM value = "8" />
diff --git a/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/baseconfig_expected.out b/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/baseconfig_expected.out
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e0456d46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/tests/continuous_testing_py/baseconfig_expected.out
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+sim.dram0	Total Energy: 	45565500.00 pJ
+sim.dram0	Average Power: 	2156.95 mW
+sim.dram0	Total Time: 	20642500 ps
+sim.dram0	AVG BW: 	45.44 Gibit/s (45.44 %)
+sim.dram0	AVG BW/IDLE: 	45.44 Gibit/s (45.44 %)
+sim.dram0	MAX BW: 	100.00 Gibit/s