diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c
index 02dbf8eee9..c46286a281 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC2000/portISR.c
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@
     ***************************************************************************
 
 
-    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions, 
+    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions,
     license and Real Time Engineers Ltd. contact details.
 
     http://www.FreeRTOS.org/plus - A selection of FreeRTOS ecosystem products,
     including FreeRTOS+Trace - an indispensable productivity tool, and our new
     fully thread aware and reentrant UDP/IP stack.
 
-    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High 
-    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support, 
+    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High
+    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support,
     indemnification and middleware, under the OpenRTOS brand.
-    
-    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety 
-    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and 
+
+    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety
+    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and
     mission critical applications that require provable dependability.
 */
 
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@
 
 /*
 	Changes from V2.5.2
-		
+
 	+ The critical section management functions have been changed.  These no
 	  longer modify the stack and are safe to use at all optimisation levels.
 	  The functions are now also the same for both ARM and THUMB modes.
 
 	Changes from V2.6.0
 
-	+ Removed the 'static' from the definition of vNonPreemptiveTick() to 
+	+ Removed the 'static' from the definition of vNonPreemptiveTick() to
 	  allow the demo to link when using the cooperative scheduler.
 
 	Changes from V3.2.4
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ volatile unsigned long ulCriticalNesting = 9999UL;
 /* ISR to handle manual context switches (from a call to taskYIELD()). */
 void vPortYieldProcessor( void ) __attribute__((interrupt("SWI"), naked));
 
-/* 
+/*
  * The scheduler can only be started from ARM mode, hence the inclusion of this
  * function here.
  */
@@ -132,15 +132,15 @@ void vPortISRStartFirstTask( void )
 /*
  * Called by portYIELD() or taskYIELD() to manually force a context switch.
  *
- * When a context switch is performed from the task level the saved task 
+ * When a context switch is performed from the task level the saved task
  * context is made to look as if it occurred from within the tick ISR.  This
  * way the same restore context function can be used when restoring the context
  * saved from the ISR or that saved from a call to vPortYieldProcessor.
  */
 void vPortYieldProcessor( void )
 {
-	/* Within an IRQ ISR the link register has an offset from the true return 
-	address, but an SWI ISR does not.  Add the offset manually so the same 
+	/* Within an IRQ ISR the link register has an offset from the true return
+	address, but an SWI ISR does not.  Add the offset manually so the same
 	ISR return code can be used in both cases. */
 	__asm volatile ( "ADD		LR, LR, #4" );
 
@@ -151,31 +151,34 @@ void vPortYieldProcessor( void )
 	__asm volatile ( "bl vTaskSwitchContext" );
 
 	/* Restore the context of the new task. */
-	portRESTORE_CONTEXT();	
+	portRESTORE_CONTEXT();
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-/* 
+/*
  * The ISR used for the scheduler tick.
  */
 void vTickISR( void ) __attribute__((naked));
 void vTickISR( void )
 {
 	/* Save the context of the interrupted task. */
-	portSAVE_CONTEXT();	
+	portSAVE_CONTEXT();
 
-	/* Increment the RTOS tick count, then look for the highest priority 
+	/* Increment the RTOS tick count, then look for the highest priority
 	task that is ready to run. */
-	__asm volatile( "bl xTaskIncrementTick" );
-
-	#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
-		__asm volatile( "bl vTaskSwitchContext" );
-	#endif
+	__asm volatile
+	(
+		"	bl xTaskIncrementTick	\t\n" \
+		"	cmp r0, #0				\t\n" \
+		"	beq SkipContextSwitch	\t\n" \
+		"	bl vTaskSwitchContext	\t\n" \
+		"SkipContextSwitch:			\t\n"
+	);
 
 	/* Ready for the next interrupt. */
 	T0_IR = portTIMER_MATCH_ISR_BIT;
 	VICVectAddr = portCLEAR_VIC_INTERRUPT;
-	
+
 	/* Restore the context of the new task. */
 	portRESTORE_CONTEXT();
 }
@@ -194,7 +197,7 @@ void vTickISR( void )
 
 	void vPortDisableInterruptsFromThumb( void )
 	{
-		__asm volatile ( 
+		__asm volatile (
 			"STMDB	SP!, {R0}		\n\t"	/* Push R0.									*/
 			"MRS	R0, CPSR		\n\t"	/* Get CPSR.								*/
 			"ORR	R0, R0, #0xC0	\n\t"	/* Disable IRQ, FIQ.						*/
@@ -202,14 +205,14 @@ void vTickISR( void )
 			"LDMIA	SP!, {R0}		\n\t"	/* Pop R0.									*/
 			"BX		R14" );					/* Return back to thumb.					*/
 	}
-			
+
 	void vPortEnableInterruptsFromThumb( void )
 	{
-		__asm volatile ( 
-			"STMDB	SP!, {R0}		\n\t"	/* Push R0.									*/	
-			"MRS	R0, CPSR		\n\t"	/* Get CPSR.								*/	
-			"BIC	R0, R0, #0xC0	\n\t"	/* Enable IRQ, FIQ.							*/	
-			"MSR	CPSR, R0		\n\t"	/* Write back modified value.				*/	
+		__asm volatile (
+			"STMDB	SP!, {R0}		\n\t"	/* Push R0.									*/
+			"MRS	R0, CPSR		\n\t"	/* Get CPSR.								*/
+			"BIC	R0, R0, #0xC0	\n\t"	/* Enable IRQ, FIQ.							*/
+			"MSR	CPSR, R0		\n\t"	/* Write back modified value.				*/
 			"LDMIA	SP!, {R0}		\n\t"	/* Pop R0.									*/
 			"BX		R14" );					/* Return back to thumb.					*/
 	}
@@ -223,14 +226,14 @@ in a variable, which is then saved as part of the stack context. */
 void vPortEnterCritical( void )
 {
 	/* Disable interrupts as per portDISABLE_INTERRUPTS(); 							*/
-	__asm volatile ( 
+	__asm volatile (
 		"STMDB	SP!, {R0}			\n\t"	/* Push R0.								*/
 		"MRS	R0, CPSR			\n\t"	/* Get CPSR.							*/
 		"ORR	R0, R0, #0xC0		\n\t"	/* Disable IRQ, FIQ.					*/
 		"MSR	CPSR, R0			\n\t"	/* Write back modified value.			*/
 		"LDMIA	SP!, {R0}" );				/* Pop R0.								*/
 
-	/* Now interrupts are disabled ulCriticalNesting can be accessed 
+	/* Now interrupts are disabled ulCriticalNesting can be accessed
 	directly.  Increment ulCriticalNesting to keep a count of how many times
 	portENTER_CRITICAL() has been called. */
 	ulCriticalNesting++;
@@ -248,11 +251,11 @@ void vPortExitCritical( void )
 		if( ulCriticalNesting == portNO_CRITICAL_NESTING )
 		{
 			/* Enable interrupts as per portEXIT_CRITICAL().					*/
-			__asm volatile ( 
-				"STMDB	SP!, {R0}		\n\t"	/* Push R0.						*/	
-				"MRS	R0, CPSR		\n\t"	/* Get CPSR.					*/	
-				"BIC	R0, R0, #0xC0	\n\t"	/* Enable IRQ, FIQ.				*/	
-				"MSR	CPSR, R0		\n\t"	/* Write back modified value.	*/	
+			__asm volatile (
+				"STMDB	SP!, {R0}		\n\t"	/* Push R0.						*/
+				"MRS	R0, CPSR		\n\t"	/* Get CPSR.					*/
+				"BIC	R0, R0, #0xC0	\n\t"	/* Enable IRQ, FIQ.				*/
+				"MSR	CPSR, R0		\n\t"	/* Write back modified value.	*/
 				"LDMIA	SP!, {R0}" );			/* Pop R0.						*/
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC23xx/portISR.c b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC23xx/portISR.c
index e39026f1ca..004010d9a0 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC23xx/portISR.c
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/GCC/ARM7_LPC23xx/portISR.c
@@ -167,8 +167,14 @@ void vPortYieldProcessor( void )
 
 		/* Increment the RTOS tick count, then look for the highest priority 
 		task that is ready to run. */
-		__asm volatile( "bl xTaskIncrementTick" );
-		__asm volatile( "bl vTaskSwitchContext" );
+		__asm volatile
+		(
+			"	bl xTaskIncrementTick	\t\n" \
+			"	cmp r0, #0				\t\n" \
+			"	beq SkipContextSwitch	\t\n" \
+			"	bl vTaskSwitchContext	\t\n" \
+			"SkipContextSwitch:			\t\n"
+		);
 
 		/* Ready for the next interrupt. */
 		T0IR = 2;
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/AtmelSAM7S64/portasm.s79 b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/AtmelSAM7S64/portasm.s79
index 8752bec8ad..7536f39ee6 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/AtmelSAM7S64/portasm.s79
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/AtmelSAM7S64/portasm.s79
@@ -74,10 +74,10 @@ vPortStartFirstTask:
 ; Manual context switch function.  This is the SWI hander.
 ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
 vPortYieldProcessor:
-	ADD		LR, LR, #4			; Add 4 to the LR to make the LR appear exactly 
-								; as if the context was saved during and IRQ 
+	ADD		LR, LR, #4			; Add 4 to the LR to make the LR appear exactly
+								; as if the context was saved during and IRQ
 								; handler.
-								
+
 	portSAVE_CONTEXT			; Save the context of the current task...
 	LDR R0, =vTaskSwitchContext	; before selecting the next task to execute.
 	mov     lr, pc
@@ -94,10 +94,13 @@ vPortPreemptiveTick:
 	LDR R0, =xTaskIncrementTick ; Increment the tick count - this may wake a task.
 	mov lr, pc
 	BX R0
+
+	CMP R0, #0
+	BEQ SkipContextSwitch
 	LDR R0, =vTaskSwitchContext ; Select the next task to execute.
 	mov lr, pc
 	BX R0
-
+SkipContextSwitch
 	LDR	R14, =AT91C_BASE_PITC	; Clear the PIT interrupt
 	LDR	R0, [R14, #PITC_PIVR ]
 
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430/portext.s43 b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430/portext.s43
index 5ed4f17239..14a5be2b88 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430/portext.s43
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430/portext.s43
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@
     ***************************************************************************
 
 
-    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions, 
+    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions,
     license and Real Time Engineers Ltd. contact details.
 
     http://www.FreeRTOS.org/plus - A selection of FreeRTOS ecosystem products,
     including FreeRTOS+Trace - an indispensable productivity tool, and our new
     fully thread aware and reentrant UDP/IP stack.
 
-    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High 
-    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support, 
+    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High
+    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support,
     indemnification and middleware, under the OpenRTOS brand.
-    
-    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety 
-    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and 
+
+    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety
+    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and
     mission critical applications that require provable dependability.
 */
 #include "FreeRTOSConfig.h"
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
 	EXPORT vTickISR
 	EXPORT vPortYield
 	EXPORT xPortStartScheduler
-	
+
 	RSEG CODE
 
 /*
@@ -94,13 +94,13 @@
  */
 vTickISR:
 	portSAVE_CONTEXT
-				
-	call	#xTaskIncrementTick
 
-	#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
-		call	#vTaskSwitchContext
-	#endif
-		
+	call	#xTaskIncrementTick
+	cmp.w	#0x0, R12
+    jeq		SkipContextSwitch
+	call	#vTaskSwitchContext
+SkipContextSwitch:
+
 	portRESTORE_CONTEXT
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
@@ -111,16 +111,16 @@ vTickISR:
 vPortYield:
 
 	/* Mimic an interrupt by pushing the SR. */
-	push	SR			
+	push	SR
 
 	/* Now the SR is stacked we can disable interrupts. */
-	dint			
-				
+	dint
+
 	/* Save the context of the current task. */
-	portSAVE_CONTEXT			
+	portSAVE_CONTEXT
 
 	/* Switch to the highest priority task that is ready to run. */
-	call	#vTaskSwitchContext		
+	call	#vTaskSwitchContext
 
 	/* Restore the context of the new task. */
 	portRESTORE_CONTEXT
@@ -140,14 +140,14 @@ xPortStartScheduler:
 	/* Restore the context of the first task that is going to run. */
 	portRESTORE_CONTEXT
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
-      		
+
 
 	/* Install vTickISR as the timer A0 interrupt. */
 	ASEG
 	ORG 0xFFE0 + TIMERA0_VECTOR
-	
+
 	_vTickISR_: DC16 vTickISR
-	
+
 
 	END
-		
+
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430X/portext.s43 b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430X/portext.s43
index fdd7104988..a49f8e5a27 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430X/portext.s43
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/MSP430X/portext.s43
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@
     ***************************************************************************
 
 
-    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions, 
+    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions,
     license and Real Time Engineers Ltd. contact details.
 
     http://www.FreeRTOS.org/plus - A selection of FreeRTOS ecosystem products,
     including FreeRTOS+Trace - an indispensable productivity tool, and our new
     fully thread aware and reentrant UDP/IP stack.
 
-    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High 
-    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support, 
+    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High
+    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support,
     indemnification and middleware, under the OpenRTOS brand.
-    
-    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety 
-    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and 
+
+    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety
+    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and
     mission critical applications that require provable dependability.
 */
 #include "msp430.h"
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ portSAVE_CONTEXT macro
 	mov_x	sp, 0( r12 )
 	endm
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
-		
+
 portRESTORE_CONTEXT macro
 
 	mov_x	&pxCurrentTCB, r12
@@ -131,11 +131,10 @@ vPortTickISR:
 	portSAVE_CONTEXT
 
 	calla	#xTaskIncrementTick
-
-	#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
-		calla	#vTaskSwitchContext
-	#endif
-
+	cmp.w   #0x0, R12
+    jeq     SkipContextSwitch
+    calla   #vTaskSwitchContext
+SkipContextSwitch:
 	portRESTORE_CONTEXT
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/RL78/portasm.s87 b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/RL78/portasm.s87
index 6da1fb179c..d1c02cb9c7 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/RL78/portasm.s87
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/IAR/RL78/portasm.s87
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ vPortStartFirstTask:
 	 RSEG CODE:CODE
 vPortTickISR:
 
-	portSAVE_CONTEXT		        ; Save the context of the current task.
-	call      xTaskIncrementTick    ; Call the timer tick function.
-#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
-	call      vTaskSwitchContext    ; Call the scheduler to select the next task.
-#endif
-	portRESTORE_CONTEXT		        ; Restore the context of the next task to run.
+	portSAVE_CONTEXT		       ; Save the context of the current task.
+	call	xTaskIncrementTick     ; Call the timer tick function.
+	cmpw	ax, #0x00
+	skz
+	call	vTaskSwitchContext     ; Call the scheduler to select the next task.
+	portRESTORE_CONTEXT		       ; Restore the context of the next task to run.
 	reti
 
 
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/MPLAB/PIC24_dsPIC/port.c b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/MPLAB/PIC24_dsPIC/port.c
index afaf561896..d326508c1c 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/MPLAB/PIC24_dsPIC/port.c
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/MPLAB/PIC24_dsPIC/port.c
@@ -56,19 +56,19 @@
     ***************************************************************************
 
 
-    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions, 
+    http://www.FreeRTOS.org - Documentation, books, training, latest versions,
     license and Real Time Engineers Ltd. contact details.
 
     http://www.FreeRTOS.org/plus - A selection of FreeRTOS ecosystem products,
     including FreeRTOS+Trace - an indispensable productivity tool, and our new
     fully thread aware and reentrant UDP/IP stack.
 
-    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High 
-    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support, 
+    http://www.OpenRTOS.com - Real Time Engineers ltd license FreeRTOS to High
+    Integrity Systems, who sell the code with commercial support,
     indemnification and middleware, under the OpenRTOS brand.
-    
-    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety 
-    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and 
+
+    http://www.SafeRTOS.com - High Integrity Systems also provide a safety
+    engineered and independently SIL3 certified version for use in safety and
     mission critical applications that require provable dependability.
 */
 
@@ -97,6 +97,12 @@ FreeRTOS.org V4.3.0. */
 	#define configKERNEL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY 1
 #endif
 
+/* Use _T1Interrupt as the interrupt handler name if the application writer has
+not provided their own. */
+#ifndef configTICK_INTERRUPT_HANDLER
+	#define configTICK_INTERRUPT_HANDLER _T1Interrupt
+#endif /* configTICK_INTERRUPT_HANDLER */
+
 /* The program counter is only 23 bits. */
 #define portUNUSED_PR_BITS	0x7f
 
@@ -107,7 +113,7 @@ unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxCriticalNesting = 0xef;
 	#error If configKERNEL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY is not 1 then the #32 in the following macros needs changing to equal the portINTERRUPT_BITS value, which is ( configKERNEL_INTERRUPT_PRIORITY << 5 )
 #endif
 
-#ifdef MPLAB_PIC24_PORT
+#if defined( __PIC24E__ ) || defined ( __PIC24F__ ) || defined( __PIC24FK__ ) || defined( __PIC24H__ )
 
     #ifdef __HAS_EDS__
 		#define portRESTORE_CONTEXT()																						\
@@ -151,7 +157,7 @@ unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxCriticalNesting = 0xef;
 		#endif /* __HAS_EDS__ */
 #endif /* MPLAB_PIC24_PORT */
 
-#ifdef MPLAB_DSPIC_PORT
+#if defined( __dsPIC30F__ ) || defined ( __dsPIC33E__ ) || defined( __dsPIC33F__ )
 
 	#define portRESTORE_CONTEXT()																						\
 		asm volatile(	"MOV	_pxCurrentTCB, W0		\n"	/* Restore the stack pointer for the task. */				\
@@ -185,10 +191,14 @@ unsigned portBASE_TYPE uxCriticalNesting = 0xef;
 
 #endif /* MPLAB_DSPIC_PORT */
 
+#ifndef portRESTORE_CONTEXT
+	#error Unrecognised device selected
+#endif
+
 /*
  * Setup the timer used to generate the tick interrupt.
  */
-static void prvSetupTimerInterrupt( void );
+void vApplicationSetupTickTimerInterrupt( void );
 
 /*
  * See header file for description.
@@ -196,7 +206,7 @@ static void prvSetupTimerInterrupt( void );
 portSTACK_TYPE *pxPortInitialiseStack( portSTACK_TYPE *pxTopOfStack, pdTASK_CODE pxCode, void *pvParameters )
 {
 unsigned short usCode;
-portBASE_TYPE i;
+unsigned portBASE_TYPE i;
 
 const portSTACK_TYPE xInitialStack[] =
 {
@@ -284,7 +294,7 @@ const portSTACK_TYPE xInitialStack[] =
 portBASE_TYPE xPortStartScheduler( void )
 {
 	/* Setup a timer for the tick ISR. */
-	prvSetupTimerInterrupt();
+	vApplicationSetupTickTimerInterrupt();
 
 	/* Restore the context of the first task to run. */
 	portRESTORE_CONTEXT();
@@ -308,7 +318,7 @@ void vPortEndScheduler( void )
 /*
  * Setup a timer for a regular tick.
  */
-static void prvSetupTimerInterrupt( void )
+__attribute__(( weak )) void vApplicationSetupTickTimerInterrupt( void )
 {
 const unsigned long ulCompareMatch = ( ( configCPU_CLOCK_HZ / portTIMER_PRESCALE ) / configTICK_RATE_HZ ) - 1;
 
@@ -353,7 +363,7 @@ void vPortExitCritical( void )
 }
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/
 
-void __attribute__((__interrupt__, auto_psv)) _T1Interrupt( void )
+void __attribute__((__interrupt__, auto_psv)) configTICK_INTERRUPT_HANDLER( void )
 {
 	/* Clear the timer interrupt. */
 	IFS0bits.T1IF = 0;
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM7_LPC21xx/portASM.s b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM7_LPC21xx/portASM.s
index 95995e3602..dd832a0c04 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM7_LPC21xx/portASM.s
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/RVDS/ARM7_LPC21xx/portASM.s
@@ -130,11 +130,13 @@ vPreemptiveTick
 	LDR R0, =xTaskIncrementTick			; Increment the tick count.  
 	MOV LR, PC							; This may make a delayed task ready
 	BX R0								; to run.
-	
+
+	CMP R0, #0
+	BEQ SkipContextSwitch
 	LDR R0, =vTaskSwitchContext			; Find the highest priority task that 
 	MOV LR, PC							; is ready to run.
 	BX R0
-	
+SkipContextSwitch
 	MOV R0, #T0MATCHBIT					; Clear the timer event
 	LDR R1, =T0IR
 	STR R0, [R1] 
diff --git a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/Rowley/MSP430F449/portext.asm b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/Rowley/MSP430F449/portext.asm
index 85c9421ac5..2a16fd976a 100644
--- a/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/Rowley/MSP430F449/portext.asm
+++ b/FreeRTOS/Source/portable/Rowley/MSP430F449/portext.asm
@@ -90,11 +90,10 @@ _vTickISR:
 		portSAVE_CONTEXT
 				
 		call	#_xTaskIncrementTick
-
-		#if configUSE_PREEMPTION == 1
-			call	#_vTaskSwitchContext
-		#endif
-		
+		cmp.w   #0x00, r15
+                jeq     _SkipContextSwitch
+		call	#_vTaskSwitchContext
+_SkipContextSwitch:		
 		portRESTORE_CONTEXT
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------*/