--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2018/10/19 16:54:58	1.1386
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2018/11/01 04:33:11	1.1387
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1386 2018/10/19 16:54:58 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1387 2018/11/01 04:33:11 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -237,10 +237,12 @@ sub get_servercerts_info {
     }
     return if ($hostname eq '');
     my ($rep,$uselocal);
-    if (grep { $_ eq $lonhost } &current_machine_ids()) {
+    if (context eq 'install') {
+        $uselocal = 1;
+    } elsif (grep { $_ eq $lonhost } &current_machine_ids()) {
         $uselocal = 1;
     }
-    if (($context ne 'cgi') && ($uselocal)) {
+    if (($context ne 'cgi') && ($context ne 'install') && ($uselocal)) {
         my $distro = (split(/\:/,&get_server_distarch($lonhost)))[0];
         if ($distro eq '') {
             $uselocal = 0;