--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/05/21 22:09:48	1.1056.2.3
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2010/05/22 13:50:19	1.1056.2.4
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.2.3 2010/05/21 22:09:48 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.2.4 2010/05/22 13:50:19 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5857,8 +5857,8 @@ sub auto_validate_instcode {
             $homeserver = &domain($cdom,'primary');
         }
     }
-    my $response=&unescape(&reply('autovalidateinstcode:'.$cdom.':'.
-                           &escape($instcode).':'.&escape($owner),$homeserver));
+    $response=&unescape(&reply('autovalidateinstcode:'.$cdom.':'.
+                        &escape($instcode).':'.&escape($owner),$homeserver));
     my ($outcome,$description) = map { &unescape($_); } split('&',$response,2);
     return ($outcome,$description);
 }