--- loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2011/03/14 16:10:21	1.106
+++ loncom/xml/lontexconvert.pm	2011/05/27 18:34:07	1.107
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # TeX Conversion Module
 #
-# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.106 2011/03/14 16:10:21 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lontexconvert.pm,v 1.107 2011/05/27 18:34:07 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -252,9 +252,9 @@ sub mimetex_valign {
     my $path = '/cgi-bin/mimetex.cgi?'.$esc_texstring;
     my $socket;
     &Apache::lonxml::start_alarm();
-    my $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => $hostname,
-                                        PeerPort => 'http(80)',
-                                        Proto    => 'tcp');
+    $socket = IO::Socket::INET->new(PeerAddr => $hostname,
+                                    PeerPort => 'http(80)',
+                                    Proto    => 'tcp');
     if ($socket) {
         my $headreq = "HEAD $path HTTP/1.0\r\n\r\n";
         print $socket $headreq;