@@ -117,11 +117,12 @@
 		 args:arg-hash
 		 0))
 
 (if (args:get-arg "-mode")
     (let* ((mode (string->symbol (args:get-arg "-mode"))))
-      (rmt:transport-mode mode)))
+      (rmt:transport-mode mode))
+    (rmt:transport-mode 'tcp))
 
 (if (args:get-arg "-test") ;; need to use tcp for test control panel
     (rmt:transport-mode 'tcp))
 
 ;; RA => Might require revert for filters 
@@ -697,12 +698,12 @@
 	 (last-db-time (if do-not-use-db-file-timestamps
 			   0
 			   (dboard:rundat-last-db-time run-dat)))
 	 (db-path      (or (dboard:rundat-db-path run-dat)
 			   (let* ((db-dir (get-environment-variable "MT_RUN_AREA_HOME")) ;;  (common:get-db-tmp-area))
-				  (db-pth (conc db-dir "/.mtdb/main.db")))
-			     (dboard:rundat-db-path-set! run-dat db-pth)
+				  (db-pth (conc db-dir "/.mtdb/*.db")))
+			     (dboard:rundat-db-path-set! run-dat db-pth) ;; this is just a cache of the path
 			     db-pth)))
 	 (db-mod-time  (common:lazy-sqlite-db-modification-time db-path))
 	 (db-modified  (>= db-mod-time last-db-time))
 	 (multi-get    (> (dboard:rundat-run-data-offset run-dat) 0))  ;; multi-get in progress
 	 (tmptests     (if (or do-not-use-db-file-timestamps