diff --git a/tcl/twopass.tcl b/tcl/twopass.tcl
index f7a68bc55c5..e7a0be58806 100644
--- a/tcl/twopass.tcl
+++ b/tcl/twopass.tcl
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@ proc ::tp::hal_to_tcl {ifile ofile} {
   # I couldn't find any usage examples.
 
   set ::TP(conflictwords) {list gets}
-  # in a .tcl file, use "hal list" and "hal gets" instead
+  # 1) list: in the created .tcl file, use "hal list"
+  # 2) gets: is not epected in a conventional (so err exit)
 
   if [catch {set fdin  [open $ifile r]
              set fdout [open $ofile w]
@@ -505,16 +506,27 @@ proc ::tp::hal_to_tcl {ifile ofile} {
        break
     }
 
+    set conflict_tag "_LIST_TAG_"
     if {[string first # $line] == 0} continue
     foreach suspect $::TP(conflictwords) {
-      if {   ([string first "$suspect "  $line] == 0)
-          || ([string first " $suspect " $line] >= 0)
-        } {
-         puts "hal_to_tcl:NOTE: in file $ifile, line $lno: \"$suspect\"\
-         conflicts with haltcl usage,\nprepended with 'hal' for compatibility"
-         puts "$lno:<$theline>"
-         # prepend hal command to convert conflictword:
-         set line "# hal_to_tcl prepended hal:\nhal $line"
+      if { [string first "$suspect" [string trim $line]] == 0 } {
+         # use stderr to make runtests expected cleaner
+         switch $suspect {
+           list {
+             puts stderr "hal_to_tcl:NOTE: \"$suspect\> in file $ifile\
+                  conflicts with haltcl usage"
+             puts stderr "near line $lno:<$line>"
+             puts stderr "prepended with 'hal' for compatibility"
+             # tag to fix in converted file (after line extends etc)
+             set line "$conflict_tag $line"
+           }
+           default {
+             # no other conflict words are expected in a conventional halfile
+             puts stderr "hal_to_tcl:Unexpected <$suspect>: in file $ifile"
+             puts stderr "$lno:<$line>"
+             exit 1
+           }
+         }
       }
     }
     set idx 0
@@ -561,6 +573,11 @@ proc ::tp::hal_to_tcl {ifile ofile} {
       set    comment ";[string range $line $cidx end]"
       set line "$notcomment$comment"
     }
+    if {[string first $conflict_tag $line] == 0} {
+      # remove tag, use puts to output result of list command
+      # like: puts [hal list ...]
+      set line "puts \[hal [string range $line [string len $conflict_tag] end] \]"
+    }
     puts $fdout $line
     if {[string trim "$theline"] != [string trim "$line"]} {
       verbose "converted hal line for tcl from $ifile:"
diff --git a/tests/twopass-personality/b.hal b/tests/twopass-personality/b.hal
index 5d5da26b5e8..9a9ea249f57 100644
--- a/tests/twopass-personality/b.hal
+++ b/tests/twopass-personality/b.hal
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 loadrt logic names=gateC personality=0x503
-loadusr -w halcmd list pin
+list pin
+list param
+list funct
+list sig
diff --git a/tests/twopass-personality/expected b/tests/twopass-personality/expected
index 2deb12ecb6a..f685d13dbb9 100644
--- a/tests/twopass-personality/expected
+++ b/tests/twopass-personality/expected
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 twopass:invoked with <> options
 twopass:found ./a.hal
 twopass:found ./b.hal
-hal_to_tcl:NOTE: in file ./b.hal, line 2: "list" conflicts with haltcl usage,
-prepended with 'hal' for compatibility
-2:<loadusr -w halcmd list pin>
+
+
+
 
 gateA.and gateA.in-00 gateA.in-01 gateA.in-02 gateA.in-03 gateA.time gateB.in-00 gateB.in-01 gateB.or gateB.time gateC.and gateC.in-00 gateC.in-01 gateC.in-02 gateC.time gateC.xor 
+gateA.tmax gateA.tmax-increased gateB.tmax gateB.tmax-increased gateC.tmax gateC.tmax-increased 
+gateA gateB gateC 
+
diff --git a/tests/twopass/b.hal b/tests/twopass/b.hal
index 6110c1535a2..ee50483c53b 100644
--- a/tests/twopass/b.hal
+++ b/tests/twopass/b.hal
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 loadrt and2 names=andZ
 net p andZ.in0
-show pin
+list pin
+list param
+list funct
+list sig
diff --git a/tests/twopass/expected b/tests/twopass/expected
index e9d4b8c5d6e..c410b9e45db 100644
--- a/tests/twopass/expected
+++ b/tests/twopass/expected
@@ -1,18 +1,11 @@
 twopass:invoked with <> options
 twopass:found ./a.hal
 twopass:found ./b.hal
-Component Pins:
-Owner   Type  Dir         Value  Name
-     4  bit   IN          FALSE  andX.in0 <== p
-     4  bit   IN          FALSE  andX.in1 <== p
-     4  bit   OUT         FALSE  andX.out
-     4  s32   OUT             0  andX.time
-     4  bit   IN          FALSE  andY.in0
-     4  bit   IN          FALSE  andY.in1
-     4  bit   OUT         FALSE  andY.out ==> p
-     4  s32   OUT             0  andY.time
-     4  bit   IN          FALSE  andZ.in0 <== p
-     4  bit   IN          FALSE  andZ.in1
-     4  bit   OUT         FALSE  andZ.out
-     4  s32   OUT             0  andZ.time
 
+
+
+
+andX.in0 andX.in1 andX.out andX.time andY.in0 andY.in1 andY.out andY.time andZ.in0 andZ.in1 andZ.out andZ.time 
+andX.tmax andX.tmax-increased andY.tmax andY.tmax-increased andZ.tmax andZ.tmax-increased 
+andX andY andZ 
+p