--- rat/lonuserstate.pm	2003/03/17 18:07:09	1.56
+++ rat/lonuserstate.pm	2003/03/25 22:50:14	1.57
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Construct and maintain state and binary representation of course for user
 #
-# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.56 2003/03/17 18:07:09 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lonuserstate.pm,v 1.57 2003/03/25 22:50:14 albertel Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ sub loadmap {
 
     my $instr=&Apache::lonnet::getfile($fn);
 
-    unless ($instr == -1) {
+    unless ($instr eq -1) {
 
 # Successfully got file, parse it