@@ -76,11 +76,13 @@
 	 (connection-info (let ((cinfo (hash-table-ref/default *runremote* run-id #f)))
 			    (if cinfo
 				cinfo
 				;; NB// can cache the answer for server running for 10 seconds ...
 				;;  ;; (and (not (rmt:write-frequency-over-limit? cmd run-id))
-				(if (tasks:server-running-or-starting? (tasks:get-db) run-id)
+				(if (tasks:server-running-or-starting? (db:delay-if-busy
+									(tasks:open-db))
+								       run-id)
 				    (let ((res (client:setup run-id)))
 				      (if res 
 					  (hash-table-ref/default *runremote* run-id #f) ;; client:setup filled this in (hopefully)
 					  #f))
 				    #f))))