Index: trunk/tools/runchipimfile.pl
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--- trunk/tools/runchipimfile.pl	(revision 29757)
+++ trunk/tools/runchipimfile.pl	(revision 29809)
@@ -67,5 +67,5 @@
     $run_state = 'new';
 } elsif ($state eq 'update') {
-    $state = 'update';
+    $run_state = 'update';
 } else {
     die "unexpected chipRun.state found: $state\n";