@@ -2169,18 +2169,21 @@
 		   ((archive)
 		    (debug:print 1 *default-log-port* "Archiving/restoring (" (args:get-arg "-archive") ") data for run: " runkey " " (db:get-value-by-header run header "runname"))
 		    (set! worker-thread
 			  (make-thread
 			   (lambda ()
-			     (case (string->symbol (args:get-arg "-archive"))
+			     (let ((op (string->symbol (args:get-arg "-archive"))))
+			       (case op
 			       ((save save-remove keep-html)
-				(archive:run-bup (args:get-arg "-archive") run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
+				(archive:run-bup op run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
 			       ((restore)
-				(archive:bup-restore (args:get-arg "-archive") run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
+				(archive:bup-restore op run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
+			       ((get)
+				(archive:bup-get-data op run-id run-name tests rp-mutex bup-mutex))
 			       (else 
-				(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "unrecognised sub command to -archive. Run \"megatest\" to see help")
-				(exit))))
+				(debug:print-error 0 *default-log-port* "unrecognised sub command " op " for -archive. Run \"megatest\" to see help")
+				(exit)))))
 			   "archive-bup-thread"))
 		    (thread-start! worker-thread))
 		   (else
 		    (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "action not recognised " action)))