Index: trunk/ippToPsps/jython/loader.py
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/jython/loader.py	(revision 33554)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/jython/loader.py	(revision 33562)
@@ -49,5 +49,4 @@
         if not self.scratchDb.connected: 
             self.logger.errorPair("Cannot connect to a", "scratch database")
-            exitProgram("no available scratch database")
        
         # create Dvo and Datastore objects
@@ -84,8 +83,8 @@
 
         ret = super(Loader, self).refreshConfig()
-        try: dvo
-        except: return ret
-
-        dvo.checkDvoLocation()
+        try: self.dvo.checkDvoLocation()
+        except: 
+            self.logger.errorPair("can't check", "dvo.checkDvoLocation()")
+            return ret
 
         return ret