Index: src/include/pbs_error_db.h
===================================================================
--- src/include/pbs_error_db.h	(revision 3973)
+++ src/include/pbs_error_db.h	(working copy)
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
 /* only fault tolerant jobs allowed in queue */
 PbsErrClient(PBSE_NOFAULTINTOLERANT, "Queue does not allow fault intolerant jobs")
 PbsErrClient(PBSE_NOJOBARRAYS, "Queue does not allow job arrays")
+PbsErrClient(PBSE_RELAYED_TO_MOM, "request was relayed to a MOM") /* */
 /* pbs client errors ceiling (max_client_err + 1) */
 PbsErrClient(PBSE_CEILING,           (char*)0)
 #endif
Index: src/server/req_modify.c
===================================================================
--- src/server/req_modify.c	(revision 3973)
+++ src/server/req_modify.c	(working copy)
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@
       return(rc); /* unable to get to MOM */
       }
 
-    return(0);
+    return(PBSE_RELAYED_TO_MOM);
     }
 
   if (copy_checkpoint_files)
@@ -674,6 +674,10 @@
     if ((rc == PBSE_MODATRRUN) ||
         (rc == PBSE_UNKRESC))
       reply_badattr(rc,1,plist,preq);
+    else if( rc == PBSE_RELAYED_TO_MOM )
+      {
+      return;
+      }
     else
       req_reject(rc,0,preq,NULL,NULL);
     }