@@ -358,11 +358,11 @@
 		       "-stop-server"
 		       "-show-cmdinfo"
 		       "-list-runs")))
 	(if (setup-for-run)
 	    (begin
-
+	      (set! *fdb*   (filedb:open-db (conc *toppath* "/db/paths.db")))
 	      ;; if not list or kill then start a client (if appropriate)
 	      (if (or (args-defined? "-h" "-version" "-gen-megatest-area" "-gen-megatest-test")
 		      (eq? (length (hash-table-keys args:arg-hash)) 0))
 		  (debug:print-info 1 "Server connection not needed")
 		  ;; ok, so lets connect to the server
@@ -384,12 +384,10 @@
 		    (case chosen-transport
 		      ((http)
 		       (set! *transport-type 'http)
 		       (server:ensure-running)
 		       ;; Get rid of this
-		       (set! sdb:qry (make-sdb:qry (conc *toppath* "/db/strings.db"))) ;; we open the normalization helpers here
-		       (set! *fdb*   (filedb:open-db (conc *toppath* "/db/paths.db")))
 
 		       (client:launch))
 		      (else ;; (fs)
 		       (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Should NOT be getting here! fs transport is no longer supported")
 		       (set! *transport-type* 'fs)
@@ -618,11 +616,12 @@
 				     (equal? (db:test-get-state test)  "NOT_STARTED")))
 			    (begin
 			      (print   "         cpuload:  " (db:test-get-cpuload test)
 				     "\n         diskfree: " (db:test-get-diskfree test)
 				     "\n         uname:    " (sdb:qry 'getstr (db:test-get-uname test))
-				     "\n         rundir:   " (filedb:get-path *fdb* (db:test-get-rundir test))
+				     "\n         rundir:   " (sdb:qry 'getstr ;; (filedb:get-path *fdb* 
+								      (db:test-get-rundir test))
 				     )
 			      ;; Each test
 			      ;; DO NOT remote run
 			      (let ((steps (db:get-steps-for-test dbstruct run-id (db:test-get-id test))))
 				(for-each 
@@ -1196,11 +1195,11 @@
 ;; (if (and *runremote*
 ;; 	 (socket? *runremote*))
 ;;     (close-socket *runremote*))
 
 (if sdb:qry (sdb:qry 'finalize #f))
-(if *fdb*   (filedb:finalize-db! *fdb*))
+;; (if *fdb*   (filedb:finalize-db! *fdb*))
 
 (if (not *didsomething*)
     (debug:print 0 help))
 
 ;; (if *runremote* (rpc:close-all-connections!))