--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/01/21 12:08:28	1.1101
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2011/01/22 00:46:15	1.1102
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1101 2011/01/21 12:08:28 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1102 2011/01/22 00:46:15 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8918,8 +8918,9 @@ sub symbverify {
             $thisurl =~ s/\?.+$//;
         }
         my $ids=$bighash{'ids_'.&clutter($thisurl)};
-        unless ($ids) { 
-           $ids=$bighash{'ids_/'.$thisurl};
+        unless ($ids) {
+            my $idkey = 'ids_'.($thisurl =~ m{^/}? '' : '/').$thisurl;  
+            $ids=$bighash{$idkey};
         }
         if ($ids) {
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------- Has ID(s)