--- loncom/lonsql	2015/08/05 18:47:12	1.94
+++ loncom/lonsql	2015/08/09 21:43:11	1.95
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # lonsql - LON TCP-MySQL-Server Daemon for handling database requests.
 #
-# $Id: lonsql,v 1.94 2015/08/05 18:47:12 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonsql,v 1.95 2015/08/09 21:43:11 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -637,11 +637,12 @@ sub get_multiple_instusers {
         if ($@) {
             $response = 'error';
         } elsif ($result eq 'ok') {
+            $response = $result;
             if (keys(%instusers)) {
-                $response = $result.':'.&Apache::lonnet::freeze_escape(\%instusers); 
+                $response .= '='.&Apache::lonnet::freeze_escape(\%instusers);
             }
-        } else {
-            $response = 'unavailable';
+        } elsif ($result eq 'unavailable') {
+            $response = $result;
         }
     } else {
         $response = 'invalid';