@@ -437,11 +437,11 @@
 	  ;; (rmt:update-db-stats run-id cmd params duration)
 	  ;; mark this run as dirty if this was a write, the watchdog is responsible for syncing it
 	  (if qry-is-write
 	      (let ((start-time (current-seconds)))
 		(mutex-lock! *db-multi-sync-mutex*)
-/		(set! *db-last-access* start-time)  ;; THIS IS PROBABLY USELESS? (we are on a client)
+		(set! *db-last-access* start-time)  ;; THIS IS PROBABLY USELESS? (we are on a client)
                 (mutex-unlock! *db-multi-sync-mutex*)))))
     res))
 
 (define (rmt:send-receive-no-auto-client-setup connection-info cmd run-id params)
   (let* ((run-id   (if run-id run-id 0))
@@ -711,11 +711,13 @@
 
 (define (rmt:get-prereqs-not-met run-id waitons ref-test-name ref-item-path #!key (mode '(normal))(itemmaps #f))
   (rmt:send-receive 'get-prereqs-not-met run-id (list run-id waitons ref-test-name ref-item-path mode itemmaps)))
 
 (define (rmt:get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id)
-  (rmt:send-receive 'get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id (list run-id)))
+  (if (number? run-id)
+      (rmt:send-receive 'get-count-tests-running-for-run-id run-id (list run-id))
+      0))
 
 (define (rmt:get-not-completed-cnt run-id)
   (rmt:send-receive 'get-not-completed-cnt run-id (list run-id)))
 
 
@@ -818,12 +820,11 @@
 (define (rmt:get-runs-by-patt  keys runnamepatt targpatt offset limit fields last-runs-update  #!key  (sort-order "asc")) ;; fields of #f uses default
   (rmt:send-receive 'get-runs-by-patt #f (list keys runnamepatt targpatt offset limit fields last-runs-update sort-order)))
 
 (define (rmt:find-and-mark-incomplete run-id ovr-deadtime)
   ;; (if (rmt:send-receive 'have-incompletes? run-id (list run-id ovr-deadtime))
-  (rmt:send-receive 'mark-incomplete run-id (list run-id ovr-deadtime))
-  ) ;; )
+  (rmt:send-receive 'mark-incomplete run-id (list run-id ovr-deadtime))) ;; )
 
 (define (rmt:get-main-run-stats run-id)
   (rmt:send-receive 'get-main-run-stats #f (list run-id)))
 
 (define (rmt:get-var varname)