diff --git a/html/svc/main.php b/html/svc/main.php
index 063b0e4..8f81018 100644
--- a/html/svc/main.php
+++ b/html/svc/main.php
@@ -171,8 +171,12 @@
  */
 function check_rpc_clients(){
 	
+	global $msgArr;
+	
 	$caller_id = 0;
 	
+	//don't reuse the local variable here, it gets corrupted. No idea why.
+	//keep separate in/out copies.
 	$obj_in = rpc_listen( $caller_id, $msgArr, false );
 	$obj_out = null;
 
@@ -192,13 +196,14 @@
 	//send msg back
 	rpc_reply( $caller_id, $obj_out );
 
-	//done with the message
+	//done with the global message
 	unset( $msgArr[$caller_id] );
 	
 	if( $obj_in[0] == 'm:fork-complete' ){
 		if( count($obj_in)<5){
-			print("m:fork-complete only has". count($obj_in) . " params, should be 5, skipping client cleanup\n");
-			print_r( $obj_in );
+			//some bizzare things going on with the obj_in
+			print("m:fork-complete only has ". count($obj_in) . " params, should be 5, skipping client cleanup\n");
+			print_r( $obj_in );	
 			return true;
 		}
 		print("now wait for child pid = {$obj_in[1]} \n");
diff --git a/notes.txt b/notes.txt
index c65a851..ad31e99 100644
--- a/notes.txt
+++ b/notes.txt
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@
 	In progress
 	-----------	
 
-	
-	
 	bu-common.php	
 		set_last_run_date, set_sched_date