Index: rmt.scm
==================================================================
--- rmt.scm
+++ rmt.scm
@@ -94,17 +94,19 @@
   (assert *toppath* "FATAL: rmt:send-receive called with *toppath* not set.")
   (let* ((areapath      *toppath*) ;; TODO - resolve from dbstruct to be compatible with multiple areas
 	 (readonly-mode (rmtmod:calc-ro-mode ttdat *toppath*))
 	 (testsuite     (common:get-testsuite-name))
 	 (dbfname       (conc (dbfile:run-id->dbnum run-id)".db"))
-	 (dbdir         (conc areapath "/.mtdb")))
-    (if (and (not *journal-stats*)
+	 (dbdir         (conc areapath "/.mtdb"))
+         (journal-check #f)) ;; disabling journal check for now, since journal files are only possible on the NFS dbs.
+
+    (if (and journal-check (not *journal-stats*)
 	     (file-exists? dbdir))
 	(tt:start-stats dbdir)) ;; fixme - find the right call to get the db directory
     
     ;; check the load on dbfname and add some delay using a droop curve of sorts
-    (if *journal-stats*
+    (if (and journal-check *journal-stats*)
 	(let* ((load  (tt:get-journal-stats dbfname)))
 	  (if (> load 0.1) ;; start activating delay at 10% journal load time
 	      (let ((dely (* 50 (* load load)))) ;; 100% journal time=50sec delay
 		(debug:print 0 *default-log-port* "Journal load "load" on "dbfname" delaying queries "dely"s.")
 		(thread-sleep! dely)))))

Index: runs.scm
==================================================================
--- runs.scm
+++ runs.scm
@@ -1147,11 +1147,11 @@
 	 (keyvals                (runs:dat-keyvals runsdat))
 	 (run-info               (runs:dat-run-info runsdat))
 	 (all-tests-registry     (runs:dat-all-tests-registry runsdat))
 	 (run-limits-info        (runs:dat-can-run-more-tests runsdat))
 	 ;; (runs:can-run-more-tests run-id jobgroup max-concurrent-jobs)) ;; look at the test jobgroup and tot jobs running
-	 (have-resources         (and (if *journal-stats*
+	 (have-resources         (and #; (if *journal-stats*
 					  (let* ((dbfname (conc
 							   (dbfile:run-id->dbnum run-id)
 							   ".db"))
 						 (load (tt:get-journal-stats dbfname)))
 					    (if (> load 0.1) ;; dbs too busy to start more tests