--- loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2017/07/15 15:43:38	1.582
+++ loncom/interface/lonparmset.pm	2017/11/12 23:05:42	1.583
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # Handler to set parameters for assessments
 #
-# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.582 2017/07/15 15:43:38 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonparmset.pm,v 1.583 2017/11/12 23:05:42 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -6397,7 +6397,7 @@ my %standard_parms_types; # hash paramet
 
 # Reads parameter info from packages.tab into %standard_parms.
 sub load_parameter_names {
-    open(my $config,"<$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");
+    open(my $config,"<","$Apache::lonnet::perlvar{'lonTabDir'}/packages.tab");
     while (my $configline=<$config>) {
         if ($configline !~ /\S/ || $configline=~/^\#/) { next; }
         chomp($configline);