diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2d92e55..777a7ce 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 applauncherd (3.0.2) unstable; urgency=low
 
-  * 
+  * disabling xsession/crash-reporter-daemon in performance test (probably breaks test at random cases)
 
- -- Thyagarajan Balakrishnan <ext-thyagarajan.1.balakrishnan@nokia.com>  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:36:40 +0200
+ -- Marek Ruszczak <ext-marek.ruszczak@nokia.com>  Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:13:38 +0200
 
 applauncherd (3.0.1) stable; urgency=low
 
diff --git a/tests/harmattan/perftests/lmt/tests.xml b/tests/harmattan/perftests/lmt/tests.xml
index 40b148e..78f9fca 100644
--- a/tests/harmattan/perftests/lmt/tests.xml
+++ b/tests/harmattan/perftests/lmt/tests.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       <pre_steps>
       	  <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py stop_applifed</step>
           <step>/usr/bin/waitloadavg.rb -l 1.0 -p 1.0 -t 120</step>
+          <step>initctl stop xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
       </pre_steps>
 
       <case name="Perf-Test-Command-launcher" type="Performance" description="Measure startup time of the application using launcher" timeout="500" level="System" insignificant="false">
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
       </case>
 
       <post_steps>
+          <step>initctl start xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_wl.log /tmp/cmdline_fala_wl.log</step>
 <!--      starting applifed commented as it is started in the next set's post-step
           <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py start_applifed</step>
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
       	  <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py stop_applifed</step>
 -->
           <step>/usr/bin/waitloadavg.rb -l 1.0 -p 1.0 -t 120</step>
+          <step>initctl stop xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
       </pre_steps>
 
       <case name="Perf-Test-Grid-launcher" type="Performance" description="Measure startup time of the application using launcher" timeout="840" level="System" insignificant="false">
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@
       </case>
 
       <post_steps>
+          <step>initctl start xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_wl.log /tmp/grid_fala_wl.log</step>
           <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py start_applifed</step>
       </post_steps>
diff --git a/tests/harmattan/perftests/qml/tests.xml b/tests/harmattan/perftests/qml/tests.xml
index 934d3d9..d613a85 100644
--- a/tests/harmattan/perftests/qml/tests.xml
+++ b/tests/harmattan/perftests/qml/tests.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       <pre_steps>
       	  <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py stop_applifed</step>
           <step>/usr/bin/waitloadavg.rb -l 1.0 -p 1.0 -t 120</step>
+          <step>initctl stop xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
       </pre_steps>
 
       <case name="Perf-Test-Command-QML-launcher" type="Performance" description="Measure startup time of the QML application using launcher" timeout="500" level="System" insignificant="false">
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@
      </case>
 
       <post_steps>
+          <step>initctl start xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_qml_wl.log /tmp/cmdline_fala_qml_wl.log</step>
 <!--      starting applifed commented as it is started in the next set's post-step
           <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py start_applifed</step>
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@
       	  <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py stop_applifed</step>
 -->
           <step>/usr/bin/waitloadavg.rb -l 1.0 -p 1.0 -t 120</step>
+          <step>initctl stop xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
       </pre_steps>
 
       <case name="Perf-Test-Grid-QML-launcher" type="Performance" description="Measure startup time of the QML application using launcher" timeout="840" level="System" insignificant="false">
@@ -47,6 +50,7 @@
       </case>
 
       <post_steps>
+          <step>initctl start xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_qml_wl.log /tmp/grid_fala_qml_wl.log</step>
           <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py start_applifed</step>
       </post_steps>
diff --git a/tests/harmattan/perftests/reference/tests.xml b/tests/harmattan/perftests/reference/tests.xml
index 1e37bd9..ef202b7 100644
--- a/tests/harmattan/perftests/reference/tests.xml
+++ b/tests/harmattan/perftests/reference/tests.xml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       <pre_steps>
       	  <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py stop_applifed</step>
           <step>/usr/bin/waitloadavg.rb -l 1.0 -p 1.0 -t 120</step>
+          <step>initctl stop xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
       </pre_steps>
 
       <case name="Perf-Test-Command-plain" type="Performance" description="Measure startup time of the application without launcher" timeout="500" level="System" insignificant="false">
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
       </case>
 
       <post_steps>
+          <step>initctl start xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_wol.log /tmp/cmdline_fala_wol.log</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_qml_wol.log /tmp/cmdline_fala_qml_wol.log</step>
 <!--      starting applifed commented as it is started in the next set's post-step
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@
       	  <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py stop_applifed</step>
 -->
           <step>/usr/bin/waitloadavg.rb -l 1.0 -p 1.0 -t 120</step>
+          <step>initctl stop xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
       </pre_steps>
 
       <case name="Perf-Test-Grid-plain" type="Performance" description="Measure startup time of the application without launcher" timeout="840" level="System" insignificant="false">
@@ -58,6 +61,7 @@
       </case>
 
       <post_steps>
+          <step>initctl start xsession/crash-reporter-daemon</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_wol.log /tmp/grid_fala_wol.log</step>
           <step>cp /tmp/fala_qml_wol.log /tmp/grid_fala_qml_wol.log</step>
           <step>source /tmp/session_bus_address.user; DISPLAY=:0  `pyversions -d` /usr/share/applauncherd-testscripts/test-func-launcher.py start_applifed</step>