Index: http-transport.scm
==================================================================
--- http-transport.scm
+++ http-transport.scm
@@ -76,10 +76,16 @@
     (debug:print-info 0 "portlogger recommended port: " start-port)
     (root-path     (if link-tree-path 
 		       link-tree-path
 		       (current-directory))) ;; WARNING: SECURITY HOLE. FIX ASAP!
     (handle-directory spiffy-directory-listing)
+    (handle-exception (lambda (exn chain)
+			(signal (make-composite-condition
+				 (make-property-condition 
+				  'server
+				  'message "server error")))))
+
     ;; http-transport:handle-directory) ;; simple-directory-handler)
     ;; Setup the web server and a /ctrl interface
     ;;
     (vhost-map `(((* any) . ,(lambda (continue)
 			       ;; open the db on the first call 

Index: rmt.scm
==================================================================
--- rmt.scm
+++ rmt.scm
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@
 	      (tasks:start-and-wait-for-server (db:delay-if-busy (tasks:open-db)) run-id 10)
 	      (client:setup run-id)
 	      (thread-sleep! (random 5)) ;; give some time to settle and minimize collison?
 	      (rmt:send-receive cmd rid params attemptnum: (+ attemptnum 1)))
 	    (begin
-	      (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Communication failed!")
+	      ;; (debug:print 0 "ERROR: Communication failed!")
 	      ;; (mutex-unlock! *send-receive-mutex*)
-	      (exit)
-	      ;; (rmt:open-qry-close-locally cmd run-id params))))
+	      ;; (exit)
+	      (rmt:open-qry-close-locally cmd run-id params)
 	      )))))
 
 (define (rmt:update-db-stats run-id rawcmd params duration)
   (mutex-lock! *db-stats-mutex*)
   (handle-exceptions
@@ -214,11 +214,11 @@
 			       (set! *dbstruct-db* db)
 			       db)))
 	 (db-file-path   (db:dbfile-path 0)))
     ;; (read-only      (not (file-read-access? db-file-path)))
     (let* ((start         (current-milliseconds))
-	   (resdat        (api:execute-requests dbstruct-local (symbol->string cmd) params))
+	   (resdat        (api:execute-requests dbstruct-local (vector (symbol->string cmd) params)))
 	   (res           (vector-ref resdat 1))
 	   (duration      (- (current-milliseconds) start)))
       (rmt:update-db-stats run-id cmd params duration)
       ;; mark this run as dirty if this was a write
       (if (not (member cmd api:read-only-queries))

Index: tasks.scm
==================================================================
--- tasks.scm
+++ tasks.scm
@@ -366,11 +366,11 @@
       (if (common:low-noise-print 60 run-id "server required is set")
 	  (debug:print-info 0 "Server required is set, starting server for run-id " run-id "."))
       #t)
      ((> maxqry threshold)
       (if (common:low-noise-print 60 run-id "Max query time execeeded")
-	  (debug:print-info 0 "Max avg query time of " maxqry "ms exceeds limit of " threshold "ms, starting server."))
+	  (debug:print-info 0 "Max avg query time of " maxqry "ms exceeds limit of " threshold "ms, server needed for run-id " run-id "."))
       #t)
      (else
       #f))))
 
 ;; try to start a server and wait for it to be available

Index: tests/fullrun/megatest.config
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/megatest.config
+++ tests/fullrun/megatest.config
@@ -139,15 +139,15 @@
 # Three minutes is 0.05 hours
 # timeout 0.025
 timeout 0.061
 
 # Server is required - slower but more resistant to Sqlite issues.
-required yes
+# required yes
 
 # Start server when average query takes longer than this
 # server-query-threshold 55500
-server-query-threshold -1
+server-query-threshold 100
 
 # daemonize yes
 # hostname #{scheme (get-host-name)}
 
 ## disks are: