@@ -209,11 +209,11 @@
 			     (current-seconds) 
 			     start-seconds)))))
 	 (kill-tries 0))
     ;; (tests:set-full-meta-info #f test-id run-id (calc-minutes) work-area)
     ;; (tests:set-full-meta-info test-id run-id (calc-minutes) work-area)
-    (tests:set-full-meta-info #f test-id run-id (calc-minutes) work-area 10)
+    (tests:set-full-meta-info #f test-id run-id (calc-minutes) work-area 10 update-db: #t)
 
     (let loop ((minutes   (calc-minutes))
 	       (cpu-load  (alist-ref 'adj-core-load (common:get-normalized-cpu-load #f)))
 	       (disk-free (get-df (current-directory)))
                (last-sync (current-seconds)))
@@ -248,11 +248,11 @@
           (set! kill-job? #t))
          ((and runtlim (> (- (current-seconds) start-seconds) runtlim))
           (set! kill-reason (conc "KILLING TEST DUE TO TIME LIMIT EXCEEDED! Runtime=" (- (current-seconds) start-seconds) " seconds, limit=" runtlim))
           (set! kill-job? #t))
          ((equal? status "DEAD")
-          (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id new-cpu-load new-disk-free (calc-minutes) #f #f)
+          (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id new-cpu-load new-disk-free (calc-minutes) #f #f update-db: #t)
           (rmt:set-state-status-and-roll-up-items run-id test-id 'foo "RUNNING" "n/a" "was marked dead; really still running.")
           ;;(set! kill-reason "KILLING TEST because it was marked as DEAD by launch:handle-zombie-tests (might indicate really overloaded server or else overzealous setup.deadtime)") ;; MARK RUNNING
           (set! kill-job? #f)))
 
         (debug:print 4 *default-log-port* "cpu: " new-cpu-load " disk: " new-disk-free " last-sync: " last-sync " do-sync: " do-sync)
@@ -313,11 +313,11 @@
 	      (if (hash-table-ref/default misc-flags 'keep-going #f)  ;; keep originals for cpu-load and disk-free unless they change more than the allowed delta
 		  (loop (calc-minutes)
                         (or new-cpu-load cpu-load)
                         (or new-disk-free disk-free)
                         (if do-sync (current-seconds) last-sync)))))))
-    (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id (get-cpu-load) (get-df (current-directory))(calc-minutes) #f #f))) ;; NOTE: Checking twice for keep-going is intentional
+    (tests:update-central-meta-info run-id test-id (get-cpu-load) (get-df (current-directory))(calc-minutes) #f #f update-db: #t))) ;; NOTE: Checking twice for keep-going is intentional
 
 
 (define (launch:execute encoded-cmd)
   (let* ((cmdinfo    (common:read-encoded-string encoded-cmd))
 	 (tconfigreg #f))