@@ -1125,10 +1125,11 @@
 		 (cond 
 		  ;; Have to check for skip conditions. This one skips if there are same-named tests
 		  ;; currently running
 		  ((and skip-check
 			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "prevrunning"))
+		   ;; run-ids = #f means *all* runs
 		   (let ((running-tests (rmt:get-tests-for-runs-mindata #f full-test-name '("RUNNING" "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "LAUNCHED") '() #f)))
 		     (if (not (null? running-tests)) ;; have to skip 
 			 (set! skip-test "Skipping due to previous tests running"))))
 		  ((and skip-check
 			(configf:lookup test-conf "skip" "fileexists"))
@@ -1250,12 +1251,12 @@
 		    action)
 		   ((run-wait)
 		    (debug:print 1 "Waiting for run " runkey ", run=" runnamepatt " to complete"))
 		   (else
 		    (debug:print-info 0 "action not recognised " action)))
-		 (let ((sorted-tests     (sort tests (lambda (a b)(let ((dira (filedb:get-path *fdb* (db:test-get-rundir a)))
-									(dirb (filedb:get-path *fdb* (db:test-get-rundir b))))
+		 (let ((sorted-tests     (sort tests (lambda (a b)(let ((dira (rmt:sdb-qry 'getstr (db:test-get-rundir a)))  ;; (filedb:get-path *fdb* (db:test-get-rundir a)))
+									(dirb (rmt:sdb-qry 'getstr (db:test-get-rundir b)))) ;; ((filedb:get-path *fdb* (db:test-get-rundir b))))
 								    (if (and (string? dira)(string? dirb))
 									(> (string-length dira)(string-length dirb))
 									#f)))))
 		       (test-retry-time  (make-hash-table))
 		       (allow-run-time   10)) ;; seconds to allow for killing tests before just brutally killing 'em
@@ -1268,11 +1269,12 @@
 			     (debug:print 0 "ERROR: We have a test-id of " test-id " but no record was found. NOTE: No locking of records is done between processes, do not simultaneously remove the same run from two processes!")
 			     (if (not (null? tal))
 				 (loop (car tal)(cdr tal))))
 			   (let* ((item-path     (db:test-get-item-path new-test-dat))
 				  (test-name     (db:test-get-testname new-test-dat))
-				  (run-dir       (filedb:get-path *fdb* (db:test-get-rundir new-test-dat)))    ;; run dir is from the link tree
+				  (run-dir       ;;(filedb:get-path *fdb*
+				   (rmt:sdb-qry 'getid (db:test-get-rundir new-test-dat)))    ;; run dir is from the link tree
 				  (real-dir      (if (file-exists? run-dir)
 						     (resolve-pathname run-dir)
 						     #f))
 				  (test-state    (db:test-get-state new-test-dat))
 				  (test-fulln    (db:test-get-fullname new-test-dat)))