                 if self.taskType == "simple" {
                     // print("exitStatus = \( exitStatus )")
                     ewc.schemeDefinitionView.textColor = self.kSyntaxErrorColor
+                    ewc.definitionStatusLabel.textColor = self.kSyntaxErrorColor
                     ewc.definitionStatusLabel.stringValue = self.kIllegalSexprString
                 }
                 

                if datastring == "parse-error" { // failed to parse!
                    inputField.textColor = self.kParseErrorColor
                    outputField.textColor = self.kParseErrorColor
                    label.stringValue = self.kSyntaxErrorString
                    
                    // Be polite and cancel the allTests operation as well, since it cannot possibly succeed
                    self.editorWindowController.schemeOperationAllTests?.cancel()

    let kFailedErrorColor = NSColor.redColor()
    
    let kIllegalSexprString = "Illegal sexpression"
    let kParseErrorString = "Syntax error"
    let kEvaluationFailedString = "Evaluation failed"
    
    init(editorWindowController: EditorWindowController, schemeScriptPathString: String, taskType: String) {
