diff --git a/src/python/devtest/os/test/ListCmd.py b/src/python/devtest/os/test/ListCmd.py
index 8e337f1..7118f4d 100644
--- a/src/python/devtest/os/test/ListCmd.py
+++ b/src/python/devtest/os/test/ListCmd.py
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ class ListCmd(TestCase): # export
         self.total_timeout = total_timeout
         self.__decisive = None
         self.__row_info = None
-        self.__write_raw_response = True
         if write_response is not None:
             self.__write_response = write_response
         else:
@@ -215,6 +214,7 @@ class ListCmd(TestCase): # export
                     self.__write_response = False
                 else:
                     raise Exception('Invalid value "{}" of environment variable "{}"'.format(val, key))
+        self.__write_raw_response = self.__write_response # TODO: make these two independent
 
     def __read_rows(self, path, subject=None):
         if isinstance(path, list):