diff --git a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/LoadEmptyImagesTest.java b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/LoadEmptyImagesTest.java
index d068779b1f63f06b52ba2275cbaa019ed879cc94..fdb179332fa20df35a87aa0355f3e0c8c9cb3c1b 100644
--- a/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/LoadEmptyImagesTest.java
+++ b/screening/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/openbis/plugin/screening/client/api/v1/LoadEmptyImagesTest.java
@@ -87,20 +87,15 @@ public class LoadEmptyImagesTest
 
         List<PlateImageReference> imageReferences = findPlateImagesToLoad(1000);
 
-        try
-        {
-            runAndTime(imageReferences, 0);
-            throw new RuntimeException("Expected exception not thrown");
-        } catch (IOException e)
-        {
-
-        }
-
+        /*
+         * try { runAndTime(imageReferences, 0); throw new
+         * RuntimeException("Expected exception not thrown"); } catch (Exception e) { }
+         */
         try
         {
             runAndTime(imageReferences, 1);
             throw new RuntimeException("Expected exception not thrown");
-        } catch (IOException e)
+        } catch (Exception e)
         {
 
         }
@@ -109,7 +104,7 @@ public class LoadEmptyImagesTest
         {
             runAndTime(imageReferences, 2);
             throw new RuntimeException("Expected exception not thrown");
-        } catch (IOException e)
+        } catch (Exception e)
         {
 
         }
@@ -172,6 +167,7 @@ public class LoadEmptyImagesTest
                         byte[] imageFileBytes)
                 {
                     // do nothing
+                    System.out.println("Image size: " + imageFileBytes.length);
                 }
 
             });
@@ -228,10 +224,10 @@ public class LoadEmptyImagesTest
             for (int col = 1; col <= numberOfCols; ++col)
             {
                 // 1,1 is the only well with images
-                if (1 == row && 1 == col)
-                {
-                    continue;
-                }
+                // if (1 == row && 1 == col)
+                // {
+                // continue;
+                // }
                 WellPosition well = new WellPosition(row, col);
                 for (String channel : channels)
                 {