--- a/src/eric7/Testing/TestingWidget.py	Sun Dec 31 14:57:43 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/Testing/TestingWidget.py	Sun Dec 31 15:14:14 2023 +0100
@@ -642,7 +642,6 @@
 
         self.__totalCount = 0
 
-        self.sbLabel.setText("Discovering Tests")
         self.tabWidget.setCurrentIndex(0)
         self.__updateButtonBoxButtons()
 
@@ -1329,6 +1328,9 @@
         self.frameworkComboBox.setCurrentText("")
         self.__insertDiscovery("")
 
+        # clear latest log assuming it was for a project test run
+        self.__recentLog = ""
+
     @pyqtSlot(str, int)
     def __showSource(self, filename, lineno):
         """
@@ -1491,6 +1493,7 @@
                     "<br/>".join(error.splitlines()),
                 ),
             )
+        self.sbLabel.clear()
 
     def __testDiscoveryProcessFinished(self, results, output):  # noqa: U100
         """