Index: firmware/App/Modes/SelfTests.c
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diff -u -rb31eee6a3b7c95cf1392ad2cef7b7f9775fb7bd1 -r66c62857a66b634a1174ec61d49a53b18dedef6d
--- firmware/App/Modes/SelfTests.c	(.../SelfTests.c)	(revision b31eee6a3b7c95cf1392ad2cef7b7f9775fb7bd1)
+++ firmware/App/Modes/SelfTests.c	(.../SelfTests.c)	(revision 66c62857a66b634a1174ec61d49a53b18dedef6d)
@@ -755,16 +755,26 @@
 static NO_CART_SELF_TESTS_STATE_T handleNoCartSelfTestHomeSyringePumpState( void )
 {
     NO_CART_SELF_TESTS_STATE_T state = NO_CART_SELF_TESTS_HOME_SYRINGE_PUMP_STATE;
+    BOOL syringeHome = isSyringePumpHome();
+    BOOL syringeStopped = isSyringePumpStopped();
+    BOOL syringePreload = isSyringePumpPreLoaded();
 
     if ( TRUE == useHeparin )
     {
-        if ( ( isSyringePumpHome() != TRUE ) && ( TRUE == isSyringePumpStopped() ) )
+        if ( ( TRUE != syringeHome ) && ( TRUE == syringeStopped ) && ( FALSE == syringePreload ) )
         {
             retractSyringePump();
         }
+        else if ( ( TRUE == syringeHome ) && ( TRUE == syringeStopped ) && ( FALSE == syringePreload ) )
+        {
+            preloadSyringePlunger();
+        }
+        else if ( TRUE == syringePreload )
+        {
+            state = NO_CART_SELF_TESTS_PUMPS_STATE;
+        }
     }
-
-    if ( ( TRUE != useHeparin ) || ( TRUE == isSyringePumpHome() ) )
+    else
     {
         state = NO_CART_SELF_TESTS_PUMPS_STATE;
     }
@@ -1306,13 +1316,13 @@
             }
             else
             {
-                if ( TRUE == isSyringePumpHome() )
+                if ( TRUE == isSyringePumpPreLoaded() )
                 {
                     seekSyringePlunger();
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    retractSyringePump();
+                    SET_ALARM_WITH_1_U32_DATA( ALARM_ID_HD_SOFTWARE_FAULT, (U32)SW_FAULT_ID_HD_SYRINGE_NOT_PRELOADED )
                 }
             }
         }