diff --git a/Tales_Exe.py b/Tales_Exe.py
index 33c7f31..87ff126 100644
--- a/Tales_Exe.py
+++ b/Tales_Exe.py
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ def getTalesInstance(args, game_name):
         if args.action == "insert":
             insert_mask = [args.with_proofreading, args.with_editing, args.with_problematic]
         else:
-            insert_mask = [""]
+            insert_mask = []
         talesInstance = ToolsTOR.ToolsTOR(args.project.resolve(), insert_mask)
     elif game_name == "NDX":
         talesInstance = ToolsNDX.ToolsNDX("TBL_All.json")
diff --git a/pythonlib/games/ToolsTOR.py b/pythonlib/games/ToolsTOR.py
index 3980635..cf92439 100644
--- a/pythonlib/games/ToolsTOR.py
+++ b/pythonlib/games/ToolsTOR.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class ToolsTOR(ToolsTales):
         self.story_byte_code = b"\xF8"
         self.string_opcode = InstructionType.STRING
         self.list_status_insertion: list[str] = ['Done']
-        self.list_status_insertion.append(*insert_mask)
+        self.list_status_insertion.extend(insert_mask)
 
 
     # Extract the story files