--- loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2021/01/02 21:07:36	1.1351
+++ loncom/interface/loncommon.pm	2021/01/28 22:12:53	1.1352
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # a pile of common routines
 #
-# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1351 2021/01/02 21:07:36 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: loncommon.pm,v 1.1352 2021/01/28 22:12:53 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -8599,7 +8599,7 @@ ADDMETA
                 unless (&Apache::lonnet::allowed('mau',$dom_in_use)) {
                     my %domdefs = &Apache::lonnet::get_domain_defaults($dom_in_use);
                     my $lonhost = $Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonHostID'};
-                    my $offload;
+                    my ($offload,$offloadoth);
                     if (ref($domdefs{'offloadnow'}) eq 'HASH') {
                         if ($domdefs{'offloadnow'}{$lonhost}) {
                             $offload = 1;
@@ -8612,6 +8612,7 @@ ADDMETA
                                     (!(($env{'user.name'} eq 'public') && ($env{'user.domain'} eq 'public')))) {
                                     unless (&Apache::lonnet::shared_institution($env{'user.domain'})) {
                                         $offload = 1;
+                                        $offloadoth = 1;
                                         $dom_in_use = $env{'user.domain'};
                                     }
                                 }
@@ -8620,6 +8621,12 @@ ADDMETA
                     }
                     if ($offload) {
                         my $newserver = &Apache::lonnet::spareserver(30000,undef,1,$dom_in_use);
+                        if (($newserver eq '') && ($offloadoth)) {
+                            my @domains = &Apache::lonnet::current_machine_domains();
+                            if (($dom_in_use ne '') && (!grep(/^\Q$dom_in_use\E$/,@domains))) { 
+                                ($newserver) = &Apache::lonnet::choose_server($dom_in_use);
+                            }
+                        }
                         if (($newserver) && ($newserver ne $lonhost)) {
                             my $numsec = 5;
                             my $timeout = $numsec * 1000;