--- loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2013/12/03 16:39:47	1.545
+++ loncom/xml/lonxml.pm	2014/02/06 17:14:33	1.546
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network with CAPA
 # XML Parser Module 
 #
-# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.545 2013/12/03 16:39:47 bisitz Exp $
+# $Id: lonxml.pm,v 1.546 2014/02/06 17:14:33 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -306,8 +306,12 @@ sub xmlparse {
  &clean_safespace($safeeval);
 
  if (@script_var_displays) {
-     my $scriptoutput = join('',@script_var_displays);
-     $finaloutput=~s{(</body>\s*</html>)\s*$}{$scriptoutput$1}s;
+     if ($finaloutput =~ m{</body>\s*</html>\s*$}s) {
+         my $scriptoutput = join('',@script_var_displays);
+         $finaloutput=~s{(</body>\s*</html>)\s*$}{$scriptoutput$1}s;
+     } else {
+         $finaloutput .= join('',@script_var_displays);
+     }
      undef(@script_var_displays);
  }
  &init_state();
@@ -1359,7 +1363,9 @@ sub do_registered_ssi {
 
 sub add_script_result {
     my ($display) = @_;
-    push(@script_var_displays, $display);
+    if ($display ne '') {
+        push(@script_var_displays, $display);
+    }
 }
 
 #