diff --git a/matlab/gdatpaths.m b/matlab/gdatpaths.m
index 55d705352eb8a749ecf6862e6a617350badb1ecb..c92cda1dc59d7ed20820be7f78c803fcaf54d7ca 100644
--- a/matlab/gdatpaths.m
+++ b/matlab/gdatpaths.m
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ if nargin < 1
 end
 
 a=which('gdat');
+path_gdat = fileparts(a);
+if ~contains(path,[path_gdat,':'])
+  warning('Folder %s containing gdat.m is not in your path!!',path_gdat); 
+end
+
 if isempty(a), error('gdat is not in the MATLAB path'); end
 a = fileparts(a);
 
diff --git a/matlab/tests/test_requestnames_AUG.m b/matlab/tests/test_requestnames_aug.m
similarity index 100%
rename from matlab/tests/test_requestnames_AUG.m
rename to matlab/tests/test_requestnames_aug.m
diff --git a/matlab/tests/test_requestnames_TCV.m b/matlab/tests/test_requestnames_tcv.m
similarity index 100%
rename from matlab/tests/test_requestnames_TCV.m
rename to matlab/tests/test_requestnames_tcv.m