--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/05/14 08:47:54	1.874
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2007/05/14 09:38:59	1.875
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.874 2007/05/14 08:47:54 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.875 2007/05/14 09:38:59 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ sub get_dom {
     if ($udom && $uhome && ($uhome ne 'no_host')) {
         my $rep=&reply("getdom:$udom:$namespace:$items",$uhome);
         my %returnhash;
-        if ($rep =~ /^error: 2 /) {
+        if ($rep eq '' || $rep =~ /^error: 2 /) {
             return %returnhash;
         }
         my @pairs=split(/\&/,$rep);