diff --git a/include/tests_storage b/include/tests_storage
index 16d0a874..cdad2bcb 100644
--- a/include/tests_storage
+++ b/include/tests_storage
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
         FOUND=0
         logtext "Test: Checking USB storage driver in directory /etc/modprobe.d and configuration file /etc/modprobe.conf"
         if [ -d /etc/modprobe.d ]; then
-            FIND=`ls /etc/modprobe.d/* 2>/dev/null`
+            FIND=`ls /etc/modprobe.d/* 2> /dev/null`
             if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
                 FIND=`grep -r "install usb-storage /bin/true" /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep "usb-storage" | grep -v "#"`
                 FIND2=`egrep -r "^blacklist (usb_storage|usb-storage)" /etc/modprobe.d/*`
@@ -71,15 +71,20 @@
         FOUND=0
         logtext "Test: Checking firewire storage driver in directory /etc/modprobe.d and configuration file /etc/modprobe.conf"
         if [ -d /etc/modprobe.d ]; then
-            FIND1=`egrep "blacklist (ohci1394|firewire-ohci)" /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep "ohci" | grep -v "#"`	
-            FIND2=`egrep "install (ohci1394|firewire-ohci) /bin/true" /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep "ohci" | grep -v "#"`
-            if [ ! "${FIND1}" = "" -o ! "${FIND2}" = "" ]; then
-                FOUND=1
-                logtext "Result: found firewire ohci driver in disabled state"	    
+            FIND=`ls /etc/modprobe.d/* 2> /dev/null`
+            if [ ! "${FIND}" = "" ]; then
+                FIND1=`egrep "blacklist (ohci1394|firewire-ohci)" /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep "ohci" | grep -v "#"`
+                FIND2=`egrep "install (ohci1394|firewire-ohci) /bin/true" /etc/modprobe.d/* | grep "ohci" | grep -v "#"`
+                if [ ! "${FIND1}" = "" -o ! "${FIND2}" = "" ]; then
+                    FOUND=1
+                    logtext "Result: found firewire ohci driver in disabled state"
+                fi
+              else
+                logtext "Result: skipping /etc/modprobe.d, directory found but no files in it"
             fi
         fi
         if [ -f /etc/modprobe.conf ]; then
-            FIND1=`egrep -r "blacklist (ohci1394|firewire-ohci)" /etc/modprobe.conf | grep "ohci" | grep -v "#"`	
+            FIND1=`egrep -r "blacklist (ohci1394|firewire-ohci)" /etc/modprobe.conf | grep "ohci" | grep -v "#"`
             FIND2=`egrep -r "install (ohci1394|firewire-ohci) /bin/true" /etc/modprobe.conf | grep "ohci" | grep -v "#"`
             if [ ! "${FIND1}" = "" -o ! "${FIND2}" = "" ]; then
                 FOUND=1