diff --git a/Testing/Regression/FortranEtadot/run_ref.sh b/Testing/Regression/FortranEtadot/run_ref.sh
index ad1a3dbbae9aa2b5e22d81f7d687b851fea819a6..eb064de9e34d9ceba90ee9569fa1ec3bec638bb0 100755
--- a/Testing/Regression/FortranEtadot/run_ref.sh
+++ b/Testing/Regression/FortranEtadot/run_ref.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # Copyright Petra Seibert, 2019
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0 
 
-export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4 
+export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4  # you may want to change this
 export OMP_PLACES=sockets
 testhome=`pwd`
 path1=../../../Source/Fortran/
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ rm -f log.run_ref failed
 rm -f log.run_ref
 
 if [ "$1" = omithigh ]; then # for fast testing, not for production
+                             # requires > 16 GB 
   inputs=`ls Inputs |  grep -v high`
 else
   inputs=`ls Inputs`
diff --git a/Testing/Regression/FortranEtadot/run_regrtest.sh b/Testing/Regression/FortranEtadot/run_regrtest.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3d2fac853b7d9190d08006d52084d22c5ed2c668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Testing/Regression/FortranEtadot/run_regrtest.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Do the regression tests
+# can be called without arguments, then will test all cases
+# or with argument "omithigh" then high-resolution cases are omitted
+
+# Copyright Petra Seibert, 2019
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT-0 
+
+export OMP_NUM_THREADS=4 # you may want to change this
+export OMP_PLACES=sockets
+testhome=`pwd`
+path1=../../../Source/Fortran/
+path=../${path1}
+exedebug=calc_etadot_debug.out
+exefast=calc_etadot_fast.out
+hash=$(git log --abbrev-commit --pretty=oneline -n 1  --pretty=format:'%h')
+exitonfail=true
+numtest=0
+numpassed=0
+
+rm -f log.run_regr failed
+
+# loop over all reference runs
+
+if [ "$1" = omithigh ]; then # for fast testing, not for production
+  inputs=`ls Inputs |  grep -v high`
+else
+  inputs=`ls Inputs |grep etadothigh`
+fi
+for ref in $inputs; do
+
+  echo 'Working on test case =' $ref
+
+  # loop over debug and fast runs
+  for exe in 'debug' 'fast'; do
+  
+    numtest=$((numtest + 1))
+    failed=false
+
+    rm -f Work/* # make shure that Work is empty
+    cd Work
+    echo '  Run code version "'${exe}'"' | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+
+    thisexe=calc_etadot_${exe}.out
+    ln ../Inputs/${ref}/fort.* .
+    ( time ${path}${thisexe} ) >& log
+    
+    # check whether runs completeted properly
+    grep -q CONGRATULATIONS log
+    if [ $? = "0" ]; then
+      echo '    CONGRATULATIONS found' | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+    else
+      echo '    missing CONGRATULATIONS. Test failed.' | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+      echo $ref $exe 'FAILED' >> ${testhome}/failed
+      if [ "${exitonfail}" = true ]; then exit; else failed=true; fi
+    fi
+    for outfile in 'fort.15' 'VERTICAL.EC'; do
+      if [ -e $outfile ]; then
+        # compare reference and current version
+        # omega case also produces fort.25 - need to add this
+        outref='../Outputs/Output_ref_'${ref}'_'${exe}'/'$outfile
+        test=$(cmp  $outfile $outref)
+        if $test; then
+          echo '    '$outfile '    test passed' | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+        else
+          echo 'WARNING:' $outfile '     test failed' | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+          echo $ref $exe 'FAILED' >> ${testhome}/failed
+          if [ "${exitonfail}" = true ]; then exit; else failed=true; fi
+        fi
+
+      else
+        echo '    missing '${outfile}' Test failed.' | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+        echo $ref $exe 'FAILED' >> ${testhome}/failed
+        if [ "${exitonfail}" = true ]; then exit; else failed=true; fi
+      fi
+    done # end loop outfiles
+    if [ "${failed}" = false ]; then numpassed=$((numpassed + 1)); fi
+
+  # save and show runtimes
+    log='log'
+    times=$(tail -3 ${log})
+    real=$(echo $times | grep real | awk '{print $2}')
+    user=$(echo $times | grep user | awk '{print $4}')
+    sys=$( echo $times | grep sys  | awk '{print $6}')
+    echo $hash, "'"reference"'", "'"${ref}'_'${exe}"'", ${real}, ${user}, ${sys} >> ../runtimes.csv
+    tail -1 ../runtimes.csv >> log.run_regr
+
+    cd ..
+    rm Work/* # this is for being more safe
+
+  done # end of exe loop
+  
+  echo # go to next reference run
+done # end of ref loop
+
+echo  
+echo ' Regression test: ' $numpassed 'out of' $numtest 'tests passed'. \
+  | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+echo ' More information may be found in log.run_regr' 
+echo ' Runtimes were added to runtimes.csv under '$hash | tee -a ../log.run_regr
+
+# the following code is executed only if exitonfail is not set to 'true'.
+if [ -e failed ]; then 
+  echo
+  echo Some tests failed, see file "failed":
+  echo
+  cat failed|sort -u
+fi