Index: configf.scm
==================================================================
--- configf.scm
+++ configf.scm
@@ -217,16 +217,17 @@
 								  (envar   (and environ-patt (string-search (regexp environ-patt) curr-section-name)))
 								  (realval (if envar
 									       (config:eval-string-in-environment val)
 									       val)))
 							     (debug:print-info 6 "read-config env setting, envar: " envar " realval: " realval " val: " val " key: " key " curr-section-name: " curr-section-name)
-							     (if (and envar
+							     (if envar
+								(if (and envar
 								      (string? realval)
 								      (not (string-search (integer->char 0) realval)))
 								   ;; (debug:print-info 4 "read-config key=" key ", val=" val ", realval=" realval)
 								   (setenv key realval)
-								   (debug:print 0 "ERROR: bad value for setenv, key=" key ", value=" realval))							     
+								   (debug:print 0 "ERROR: bad value for setenv, key=" key ", value=" realval)))							     
 							     (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 
 									      (config:assoc-safe-add alist key realval))
 							     (loop (configf:read-line inp res allow-system) curr-section-name key #f)))
 	       (configf:key-no-val ( x key val)             (let* ((alist   (hash-table-ref/default res curr-section-name '())))
 							      (hash-table-set! res curr-section-name 

Index: db.scm
==================================================================
--- db.scm
+++ db.scm
@@ -1754,17 +1754,10 @@
       (db:general-call db 'state-status     (list state status test-id))))
 
 (define (db:roll-up-pass-fail-counts db run-id test-name item-path status)
   (if (and (not (equal? item-path ""))
 	   (member status '("PASS" "WARN" "FAIL" "WAIVED" "RUNNING" "CHECK" "SKIP")))
-      (handle-exceptions
-       exn
-       (begin 
-	 (debug:print 0 "Problem with call to cdb:remote-run, database may be locked and read-only, waiting and trying again ...")
-	 (thread-sleep! 10)
-	 (apply cdb:remote-run proc db params))
-       (apply cdb:client-call *runremote* 'immediate #f *default-numtries* open-run-close proc #f params))
       (begin
 	(db:general-call db 'update-pass-fail-counts (list run-id test-name run-id test-name run-id test-name))
 	(if (equal? status "RUNNING")
 	    (db:general-call db 'top-test-set-running (list run-id test-name))
 	    (db:general-call db 'top-test-set-per-pf-counts (list run-id test-name run-id test-name run-id test-name)))

Index: tests/fullrun/config/mt_include_1.config
==================================================================
--- tests/fullrun/config/mt_include_1.config
+++ tests/fullrun/config/mt_include_1.config
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 [setup]
 # exectutable /path/to/megatest
-max_concurrent_jobs 50
+max_concurrent_jobs 250
 
 linktree #{getenv MT_RUN_AREA_HOME}/tmp/mt_links
 
 [jobtools]
 useshell yes