@@ -211,11 +211,13 @@
 
     (let loop ((minutes   (calc-minutes))
 	       (cpu-load  (alist-ref 'adj-core-load (common:get-normalized-cpu-load #f)))
 	       (disk-free (get-df (current-directory)))
                (last-sync (current-seconds)))
-      (common:telemetry-log "zombie" (conc "launch:monitor-job - top of loop encountered at "(current-seconds)" with last-sync="last-sync))
+      ;; (common:telemetry-log "zombie" (conc "launch:monitor-job -
+      ;; top of loop encountered at "(current-seconds)" with
+      ;; last-sync="last-sync))
       (let* ((over-time     (> (current-seconds) (+ last-sync update-period)))
              (new-cpu-load  (let* ((load  (alist-ref 'adj-core-load (common:get-normalized-cpu-load #f)))
                                    (delta (abs (- load cpu-load))))
                               (if (> delta 0.1) ;; don't bother updating with small changes
                                   load
@@ -233,11 +235,11 @@
              (test-info   (rmt:get-test-info-by-id run-id test-id))
              (state       (db:test-get-state test-info))
              (status      (db:test-get-status test-info))
              (kill-reason  "no kill reason specified")
              (kill-job?    #f))
-        (common:telemetry-log "zombie" (conc "launch:monitor-job - decision time encountered at "(current-seconds)" with last-sync="last-sync" do-sync="do-sync" over-time="over-time" update-period="update-period))
+        #;(common:telemetry-log "zombie" (conc "launch:monitor-job - decision time encountered at "(current-seconds)" with last-sync="last-sync" do-sync="do-sync" over-time="over-time" update-period="update-period))
         (cond
          ((test-get-kill-request run-id test-id)
           (set! kill-reason "KILLING TEST since received kill request (KILLREQ)")
           (set! kill-job? #t))
          ((and runtlim (> (- (current-seconds) start-seconds) runtlim))
@@ -465,10 +467,13 @@
 				  (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "ERROR: failed to find a record for test-id " test-id ", exiting.")
 				  (exit))))
 		 (test-pid  (db:test-get-process_id  test-info)))
 	    (cond
              ;; -mrw- I'm removing KILLREQ from this list so that a test in KILLREQ state is treated as a "do not run" flag.
+	     ;;((or (member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("INCOMPLETE" "KILLED" "UNKNOWN" "STUCK")) ;; prior run of this test didn't complete, go ahead and try to rerun
+	     ;;	  (and (equal? (db:test-get-state test-info) "COMPLETED")                           ;; completed/abort => rerun if asked
+	     ;;	       (member (db:test-get-status test-info) '("ABORT"))))
 	     ((member (db:test-get-state test-info) '("INCOMPLETE" "KILLED" "UNKNOWN" "STUCK")) ;; prior run of this test didn't complete, go ahead and try to rerun
 	      (debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "INFO: test is INCOMPLETE or KILLED, treat this execute call as a rerun request")
 	      ;; (tests:test-force-state-status! run-id test-id "REMOTEHOSTSTART" "n/a")
 
               (rmt:general-call 'set-test-start-time #f test-id)