Index: trunk/ippTools/src/pxtools.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/pxtools.c	(revision 34170)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/pxtools.c	(revision 34197)
@@ -301,4 +301,8 @@
     PXOPT_LOOKUP_STR(note, config->args,        "-set_note", false, false);
 
+#ifdef DISALLOW_CHANGE_TO_UPDATE
+    // Back in the days of magic we didn't allow state changes of Run's
+    // to update because the interaction with destreaking was problematic
+    // With the death of magic we can allow this now.
     if ((state)&&(!strcmp(state, "update"))) {
         fprintf(stderr, "'-updaterun -set_state update' is not supported.");
@@ -310,5 +314,5 @@
         exit(1);
     }
-
+#endif
     psString dist_group = NULL;
     if (has_dist_group) {
@@ -350,4 +354,6 @@
     psString joinHook = psStringCopy("");
     psString fileWhere = NULL;
+
+#ifdef DISALLOW_CHANGE_TO_UPDATE
     if (state && !strcmp(state, "update")) {
         psStringAppend(&joinHook, "\n JOIN %s USING(%s)", fileTable, idColumn);
@@ -355,4 +361,5 @@
         psStringAppend(&fileWhere, "AND %s.data_state = 'cleaned'", fileTable);
     }
+#endif
 
     psString whereClause =  psDBGenerateWhereSQL(where, NULL);