--- loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/09/30 15:35:56	1.94
+++ loncom/interface/loncoursedata.pm	2003/09/30 15:45:57	1.95
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 #
-# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.94 2003/09/30 15:35:56 matthew Exp $
+# $Id: loncoursedata.pm,v 1.95 2003/09/30 15:45:57 matthew Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -1353,8 +1353,10 @@ sub update_student_data {
     my @Results = &store_student_data($sname,$sdom,$courseid,\%student_data);
     #
     # Set the students update time
-    &Apache::lonmysql::replace_row($studentdata_table,
+    if ($Results[0] !~ /^error/) {
+        &Apache::lonmysql::replace_row($studentdata_table,
                          [$student_id,$time_of_retrieval,undef,undef,undef]);
+    }
     #
     return @Results;
 }