diff --git a/MAC/TBB/lib/tbb_freeze.py b/MAC/TBB/lib/tbb_freeze.py
index f7aa35a9a9b6d1d8c87b28a3d0c39b59edc6d514..815426bac1c2391fb7937176631f11dd8fa2722a 100755
--- a/MAC/TBB/lib/tbb_freeze.py
+++ b/MAC/TBB/lib/tbb_freeze.py
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ def freeze_tbb(stations, dm, timesec, timensec):
     #       lcuhead to the stations and chain it into the command, so that we are not delayed by lcurun/ssh.
 
     # wait for timestamp, then stop all boards on all stations.
-    timestamp = float("%s.%09d" % (timesec, timensec))
+    timestamp = float("%d.%09d" % (timesec, timensec))
     if dm is not None:
         timestamp += 0.32 * dm
 
diff --git a/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py b/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py
index 0d1ab999488d0a97310f15aaf49a3a86666c93ea..20e035870bade2d1340e3df6e65fd332b32af97c 100644
--- a/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py
+++ b/SAS/TriggerServices/test/t_trigger_service.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import unittest
 import os
 import logging
 
-from lofar.triggerservices.trigger_service import TriggerHandler, ALERTHandler
+from lofar.triggerservices.trigger_service import TriggerHandler, ALERTHandler, DEFAULT_TBB_PROJECT
 import lofar.triggerservices.trigger_service as serv
 from lofar.specificationservices.translation_service import SpecificationTranslationHandler
 from lxml import etree
@@ -124,12 +124,22 @@ class TestALERTHandler(unittest.TestCase):
         logging.info('Setup test %s' % self._testMethodName)
 
     def test_valid_voevent_should_invoke_tbb_dump(self):
-        with mock.patch('lofar.triggerservices.trigger_service.momqueryrpc') as momrpc, \
-                mock.patch('lofar.mac.tbbservice.client.tbbservice_rpc.TBBRPC.do_tbb_subband_dump') as dump, \
-                mock.patch('lofar.triggerservices.voevent_decider.ALERTDecider') as sciencecheck:
-            momrpc.allows_triggers.return_value = {'allows': True}
-            momrpc.get_trigger_quota.return_value = {'used_triggers': 4, 'allocated_triggers': 5}
+        with mock.patch('lofar.mac.tbbservice.client.tbbservice_rpc.TBBRPC.do_tbb_subband_dump') as dump, \
+             mock.patch('lofar.triggerservices.voevent_decider.ALERTDecider') as sciencecheck:
+
+            self.handler._cache.get_project_info = mock.MagicMock()
+            self.handler._cache.get_project_info.return_value = {'allow_triggers':True,
+                                                                 'num_used_triggers': 4,
+                                                                 'num_allowed_triggers': 5}
+            self.handler._cache.get_active_tasks = mock.MagicMock()
+            self.handler._cache.get_stations = mock.MagicMock()
+            self.handler._cache.get_stations.return_value = ['CS004C']
+
+            test_task = mock.MagicMock()
+            test_task.radb_task = dict(otdb_id=123456)
+            self.handler._cache.get_active_tasks.return_value = [test_task]
             sciencecheck.is_acceptable.return_value = True
+
             self.handler.handle_event(self.voevent_xml, self.voevent_etree)
             dump.assert_called_once()
 
@@ -140,7 +150,7 @@ class TestALERTHandler(unittest.TestCase):
 
             with self.assertRaises(Exception) as err:
                 self.handler.handle_event(self.voevent_xml, self.voevent_etree)
-            self.assertTrue('exceeded' in str(err.exception))
+            self.assertTrue('pre-flight checks!' in str(err.exception))
 
     def test_voevent_not_authorized_should_raise_exception(self):
         with mock.patch('lofar.triggerservices.trigger_service.momqueryrpc') as momrpc:
@@ -149,7 +159,7 @@ class TestALERTHandler(unittest.TestCase):
 
             with self.assertRaises(Exception) as err:
                 self.handler.handle_event(self.voevent_xml, self.voevent_etree)
-            self.assertTrue('not allowed' in str(err.exception))
+            self.assertTrue('pre-flight checks!' in str(err.exception))
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':