--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/03/22 16:49:25	1.615
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2005/03/28 17:54:06	1.616
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.615 2005/03/22 16:49:25 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.616 2005/03/28 17:54:06 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -4713,7 +4713,10 @@ sub get_slot {
     &Apache::lonhomework::showhash(%slotinfo);
     my ($tmp)=keys(%slotinfo);
     if ($tmp=~/^error:/) { return (); }
-    return %{$slotinfo{$which}};
+    if (ref($slotinfo{$which}) eq 'HASH') {
+	return %{$slotinfo{$which}};
+    }
+    return $slotinfo{$which};
 }
 # ------------------------------------------------- Update symbolic store links