--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/07/31 02:20:17	1.1008
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2009/08/06 04:54:23	1.1009
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1008 2009/07/31 02:20:17 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1009 2009/08/06 04:54:23 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1665,12 +1665,14 @@ sub userenvironment {
     }
     $items=~s/\&$//;
     my %returnhash=();
-    my @answer=split(/\&/,
-                &reply('get:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':environment:'.$items,
-                      &homeserver($unam,$udom)));
-    my $i;
-    for ($i=0;$i<=$#what;$i++) {
-	$returnhash{$what[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
+    my $uhome = &homeserver($unam,$udom);
+    unless ($uhome eq 'no_host') {
+        my @answer=split(/\&/, 
+            &reply('get:'.$udom.':'.$unam.':environment:'.$items,$uhome));
+        my $i;
+        for ($i=0;$i<=$#what;$i++) {
+	    $returnhash{$what[$i]}=&unescape($answer[$i]);
+        }
     }
     return %returnhash;
 }