Index: trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstool.c
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--- trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstool.c	(revision 28936)
+++ trunk/ippTools/src/magicdstool.c	(revision 29136)
@@ -950,22 +950,29 @@
         return true;
     }
-    if (!psDBTransaction(config->dbh)) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
-        return false;
-    }
     for (long i = 0; i < psArrayLength(output); i++) {
         psMetadata *row = output->data[i];
 
         psS64 magic_ds_id = psMetadataLookupS64(NULL, row, "magic_ds_id");
+        psS64 magicked =  psMetadataLookupS64(NULL, row, "magicked");
+        if (!psDBTransaction(config->dbh)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+            return false;
+        }
 
         // if re_place, set stageRun.magicked
         bool setmagicked = psMetadataLookupBool(NULL, row, "re_place");
-        if (setmagicked && !setRunMagicked(config, magic_ds_id)) {
-            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to change stageRun.magicked for magic_ds_id: %" PRId64,
-                magic_ds_id);
-            if (!psDBRollback(config->dbh)) {
-                psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+        if (setmagicked) {
+            if (magicked <= 0) { 
+                if (!setRunMagicked(config, magic_ds_id)) {
+                    psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "failed to change stageRun.magicked for magic_ds_id: %" PRId64,
+                        magic_ds_id);
+                    if (!psDBRollback(config->dbh)) {
+                        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+            } else {
+                fprintf(stderr, "run is already marked as destreaked for magic_ds_id %" PRId64 "\n", magic_ds_id);
             }
-            return false;
         }
 
@@ -980,8 +987,8 @@
             return false;
         }
-    }
-    if (!psDBCommit(config->dbh)) {
-        psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
-        return false;
+        if (!psDBCommit(config->dbh)) {
+            psError(PS_ERR_UNKNOWN, false, "database error");
+            return false;
+        }
     }