Index: trunk/ippToPsps/jython/dvoobjects.py
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--- trunk/ippToPsps/jython/dvoobjects.py	(revision 35223)
+++ trunk/ippToPsps/jython/dvoobjects.py	(revision 35417)
@@ -67,4 +67,8 @@
 
         if self.skychunk.parallel:
+            if self.scratchDb.dbHost == "localhost":
+                self.logger.info("dvopsps objects -parallel is incompatible with localhost for scratchdb")
+                raise
+                
             cmd += " -parallel"
 
@@ -72,4 +76,7 @@
         p = Popen(cmd, shell=True, stdout=PIPE)
         p.wait()
+        if p.returncode != 0:
+            self.logger.errorPair("dvopsps failed on ", region)
+            raise
 
         # update lists after attempted sync