--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2014/05/20 20:19:08	1.1190
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2014/05/22 11:08:32	1.1191
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1190 2014/05/20 20:19:08 musolffc Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1191 2014/05/22 11:08:32 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -15642,15 +15642,16 @@ sub critical_redirect {
         my @what=&Apache::lonnet::dump('critical', $env{'user.domain'}, 
                                         $env{'user.name'});
         &Apache::lonnet::appenv({'user.criticalcheck.time'=>time});
-        my ($redirecturl,$redirectsymb);
+        my $redirecturl;
         if ($what[0]) {
 	    if (($what[0] ne 'con_lost') && ($what[0]!~/^error\:/)) {
 	        $redirecturl='/adm/email?critical=display';
+	        my $url=&Apache::lonnet::absolute_url().$redirecturl;
+                return (1, $url);
             }
-	    my $url=&Apache::lonnet::absolute_url().$redirecturl;
-            return (1, $url);
-        } 
-    } else { return 0; }
+        }
+    } 
+    return ();
 }
 
 # Use: