-| | Set Global Variable | ${pkt_trace} | ${False}
-| | Set Global Variable | ${dut_stats} | ${False}
+| | ${pre_stats}= | Create List
+| | ... | clear-show-runtime-with-traffic
+| | ${post_stats}= | Create List | noop
+| | ${pre_run_stats}= | Create List | noop
+| | ${post_run_stats}= | Create List | noop
+| | Set Global Variable | ${pre_stats}
+| | Set Global Variable | ${post_stats}
+| | Set Global Variable | ${pre_run_stats}
+| | Set Global Variable | ${post_run_stats}