--- loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/02/23 20:53:03	1.1250
+++ loncom/lonnet/perl/lonnet.pm	2014/02/24 03:04:58	1.1251
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # The LearningOnline Network
 # TCP networking package
 #
-# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1250 2014/02/23 20:53:03 raeburn Exp $
+# $Id: lonnet.pm,v 1.1251 2014/02/24 03:04:58 raeburn Exp $
 #
 # Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
 #
@@ -5338,8 +5338,8 @@ sub role_status {
     if (exists($env{$rolekey}) && $env{$rolekey} ne '') {
         my ($one,$two) = split(m{\./},$rolekey,2);
         (undef,undef,$$role) = split(/\./,$one,3);
-        $$where = '/'.$two;
         unless (!defined($$role) || $$role eq '') {
+            $$where = '/'.$two;
             $$trolecode=$$role.'.'.$$where;
             ($$tstart,$$tend)=split(/\./,$env{$rolekey});
             $$tstatus='is';