Index: trunk/ippToPsps/jython/loader.py
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/jython/loader.py	(revision 33677)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/jython/loader.py	(revision 33776)
@@ -50,4 +50,5 @@
         if not self.scratchDb.connected: 
             self.logger.errorPair("Cannot connect to a", "scratch database")
+            return
        
         # create Datastore objects
@@ -108,4 +109,6 @@
     '''
     def run(self):
+
+        if not self.scratchDb.connected: return
 
         numAttempts = 0