diff --git a/skabase/SKAAlarmHandler/test/SKAAlarmHandler_test.py b/skabase/SKAAlarmHandler/test/SKAAlarmHandler_test.py
index 26c3123e5ccf1be1ee7fe4486ba142fb7e1f02ae..af452a19571cd5ba0460407e3ff7396f5fedf23d 100644
--- a/skabase/SKAAlarmHandler/test/SKAAlarmHandler_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKAAlarmHandler/test/SKAAlarmHandler_test.py
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class TestSKAAlarmHandler(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKAAlarmHandler.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKAAlarmHandler.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKAAlarmHandler.test_GetAlarmRule_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKABaseDevice/test/SKABaseDevice_test.py b/skabase/SKABaseDevice/test/SKABaseDevice_test.py
index 2b4f08abf501599429f34fccc99ca7f11e99d0ff..3f80d57d51ee571956f14b95577b536c7d4de9e0 100644
--- a/skabase/SKABaseDevice/test/SKABaseDevice_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKABaseDevice/test/SKABaseDevice_test.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class TestSKABaseDevice(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKABaseDevice.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKABaseDevice.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKABaseDevice.test_GetMetrics_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKACapability/test/SKACapability_test.py b/skabase/SKACapability/test/SKACapability_test.py
index 7209d63a2904df13dcf1e8cde0d3280a127a3726..c08e0f1502bcec32b61ca07e3c8f4bf392b7f322 100644
--- a/skabase/SKACapability/test/SKACapability_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKACapability/test/SKACapability_test.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class TestSKACapability(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKACapability.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKACapability.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKACapability.test_GetMetrics_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKALogger/test/SKALogger_test.py b/skabase/SKALogger/test/SKALogger_test.py
index 3d8f905fa436cd13f90498c82ba08b1a12b855fc..55b7d04267b2a93b605ba1126d1764c7cb1c254a 100644
--- a/skabase/SKALogger/test/SKALogger_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKALogger/test/SKALogger_test.py
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ class TestSKALogger(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKALogger.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKALogger.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKALogger.test_SetCentralLoggingLevel_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKAMaster/test/SKAMaster_test.py b/skabase/SKAMaster/test/SKAMaster_test.py
index 4fd9405ce8d616b8eeb1f5b0030c518a5823f17b..b80382133344497e200e4e15c7d1838bce448f4a 100644
--- a/skabase/SKAMaster/test/SKAMaster_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKAMaster/test/SKAMaster_test.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TestSKAMaster(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKAMaster.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKAMaster.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKAMaster.test_GetMetrics_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKAObsDevice/test/SKAObsDevice_test.py b/skabase/SKAObsDevice/test/SKAObsDevice_test.py
index 5d537129c353b82493dcedb95ff0180b7b2c8ff7..b231c4e711b8e6bd503ceb00ab8198e5e6180d75 100644
--- a/skabase/SKAObsDevice/test/SKAObsDevice_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKAObsDevice/test/SKAObsDevice_test.py
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ class TestSKAObsDevice(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKAObsDevice.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKAObsDevice.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKAObsDevice.test_GetMetrics_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKASubarray/test/SKASubarray_test.py b/skabase/SKASubarray/test/SKASubarray_test.py
index 1be8061a7086ff59852c9a02ff7bb7883d421763..b590b67cb13b1075cadbd8975d980361d14cccd5 100644
--- a/skabase/SKASubarray/test/SKASubarray_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKASubarray/test/SKASubarray_test.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class TestSKASubarray(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKASubarray.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKASubarray.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKASubarray.test_State_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKATelState/test/SKATelState_test.py b/skabase/SKATelState/test/SKATelState_test.py
index 37110fe7bb3a59dbc27b53cb084c7275a52dd95e..802c8351e23e7ef11a1d29561a65c9e59065e26f 100644
--- a/skabase/SKATelState/test/SKATelState_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKATelState/test/SKATelState_test.py
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class TestSKATelState(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKATelState.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKATelState.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKATelState.test_GetMetrics_decorators) ENABLED START #
diff --git a/skabase/SKATestDevice/test/SKATestDevice_test.py b/skabase/SKATestDevice/test/SKATestDevice_test.py
index 558ffdc861d7bd704bd7977cdacacb90ace2dd7f..a6b12e8fc3ef1f826b4bbcec2351b4310827884a 100644
--- a/skabase/SKATestDevice/test/SKATestDevice_test.py
+++ b/skabase/SKATestDevice/test/SKATestDevice_test.py
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ class TestSKATestDevice(object):
     def test_Status(self, tango_context):
         """Test for Status"""
         # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKATestDevice.test_Status) ENABLED START #
-        assert tango_context.device.Status() == ""
+        assert tango_context.device.Status() == "The device is in UNKNOWN state."
         # PROTECTED REGION END #    //  SKATestDevice.test_Status
 
     # PROTECTED REGION ID(SKATestDevice.test_RunGroupCommand_decorators) ENABLED START #