diff --git a/include/tests_custom.template b/include/tests_custom.template
index 5788effc..f2e6a2ef 100644
--- a/include/tests_custom.template
+++ b/include/tests_custom.template
@@ -111,9 +111,11 @@
     # Test        : CUST-0040
     # Description : Our second test, with a prequisite test
 
-    # First check if OPENSSLBINARY is known as a prerequisite for this test.
-    if [ ! "${OPENSSLBINARY}" = "" ]; then PREQS_MET="YES"; else PREQS_MET="NO"; fi
-    Register --test-no CUST-0040 --preqs-met ${PREQS_MET} --weight M --network NO --category security --description "Description of custom test"
+    # First check if OPENSSLBINARY is known as a prerequisite for this test
+    # ! means "not". So if the binary is known, the prerequisite is matched. Otherwise we set it to NO and define a reason why we skipped this test
+
+    if [ ! "${OPENSSLBINARY}" = "" ]; then PREQS_MET="YES"; else PREQS_MET="NO"; SKIPREASON="No OpenSSL binary found"; fi
+    Register --test-no CUST-0040 --preqs-met ${PREQS_MET} --skip-reason "${SKIPREASON}" --weight M --network NO --category security --description "Description of custom test"
     if [ ${SKIPTEST} -eq 0 ]; then
         # Set variable to zero, to indicate that we have no problems found (yet)
         FOUNDPROBLEM=0