@@ -471,11 +471,16 @@
 			    (if (and start-res
 				     ping-res)
 				(let ((url  (http-transport:server-dat-make-url start-res)))
 				  (remote-conndat-set! *runremote* start-res)
 				  (remote-server-url-set! *runremote* url)
-				  (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "connected to " url " using CMDINFO data."))
+				  (if (server:ping url)
+				      (debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "connected to " url " using CMDINFO data.")
+				      (begin
+					(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "have CMDINFO data but failed to connect to " url)
+					(remote-conndat-set! *runremote* #f)
+					(remote-server-url-set! *runremote* #f))))
 				(debug:print-info 0 *default-log-port* "received " host ":" port " for url but could not connect.")
 				)))))))
 	  ;; NFS might not have propagated the directory meta data to the run host - give it time if needed
 	  (let loop ((count 0))
 	    (if (or (file-exists? top-path)