Index: openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/policy-procs.tcl
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/policy-procs.tcl,v
diff -u -r1.29.2.3 -r1.29.2.4
--- openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/policy-procs.tcl	23 Jul 2019 16:56:53 -0000	1.29.2.3
+++ openacs-4/packages/xotcl-core/tcl/policy-procs.tcl	30 Jul 2019 15:47:52 -0000	1.29.2.4
@@ -221,8 +221,10 @@
       } else {
         ns_log notice "enforce_permissions: $user_id doesn't have $privilege on $object"
       }
-      ad_return_forbidden  "[_ xotcl-core.permission_denied]" \
-          [_ xotcl-core.policy-error-insufficient_permissions]
+      if {[ns_conn isconnected]} {
+        ad_return_forbidden [_ xotcl-core.permission_denied] \
+            [_ xotcl-core.policy-error-insufficient_permissions]
+      }
       ad_script_abort
     }