Index: openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/xowf-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/xowf-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.3.2.7 -r1.3.2.8
--- openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/xowf-procs.tcl	11 May 2016 07:00:07 -0000	1.3.2.7
+++ openacs-4/packages/xowf/tcl/xowf-procs.tcl	2 Sep 2016 07:31:47 -0000	1.3.2.8
@@ -219,8 +219,11 @@
     if {![info exists form_object]
         && [string is integer -strict $form_id]
         && $form_id > 0
-        && ![my isobject ::$form_id]} {
-      ::xo::db::CrClass get_instance_from_db -item_id $form_id
+      } {
+      # just load the object conditionally
+      if {![my isobject ::$form_id]} {
+        ::xo::db::CrClass get_instance_from_db -item_id $form_id
+      }
       set form_object ::$form_id
     }