--- loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2000/12/04 15:39:28	1.13
+++ loncom/publisher/lonpublisher.pm	2000/12/08 23:36:37	1.14
@@ -520,12 +520,14 @@ if (-e $target) {
 	$copyfile=$copyfile.'.meta';
 
         if (copy($target.'.meta',$copyfile)) {
-	    print $logfile "Copied old target  metadata to ".$copyfile."\n";
+	    print $logfile "Copied old target metadata to ".$copyfile."\n";
             $scrout.='<p>Copied old metadata';
         } else {
 	    print $logfile "Unable to write metadata ".$copyfile.':'.$!."\n";
-            return 
+            if (-e $target.'.meta') {
+               return 
        "<font color=red>Failed to write old metadata copy, $!, FAIL</font>";
+	    }
         }