--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/01/21 12:18:28	1.1056.4.20
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/01/25 09:56:17	1.1056.4.21
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.4.20 2011/01/21 12:18:28 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1056.4.21 2011/01/25 09:56:17 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8968,7 +8968,8 @@ sub symbverify {
         }
         my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
         unless ($ids) { 
-           $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisurl};
+           my $idkey = 'ids_'.($thisurl =~ m{^/}? '' : '/').$thisurl;
+           $ids=$bighash{$idkey};
         }
         if ($ids) {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)