@@ -415,13 +415,15 @@
     res))
 
 (define (rmt:send-receive-no-auto-client-setup connection-info cmd run-id params)
   (let* ((run-id   (if run-id run-id 0))
 	 (res  	   (handle-exceptions
-		    exn
-		    #f
-		    (http-transport:client-api-send-receive run-id connection-info cmd params))))
+		       exn
+		     (begin
+		       (print "transport failed. exn=" exn)
+		       #f)
+		     (http-transport:client-api-send-receive run-id connection-info cmd params))))
     (if (and res (vector-ref res 0))
 	(vector-ref res 1) ;;; YES!! THIS IS CORRECT!! CHANGE IT HERE, THEN CHANGE rmt:send-receive ALSO!!!
 	#f)))
 
 ;; ;; Wrap json library for strings (why the ports crap in the first place?)