--- cfengine-2.1.1/src/do.c.orig	Tue Jan 20 08:10:05 2004
+++ cfengine-2.1.1/src/do.c	Mon Jan 19 20:35:10 2004
@@ -2467,27 +2467,27 @@
       
       ResetOutputRoute(ip->log,ip->inform);
       
-      snprintf(VBUFF,bufsize,"%.50s.%.50s",path,destination); /* Unique ID for copy locking */
-
-      if (!GetLock(ASUniqueName("copy"),CanonifyName(VBUFF),ip->ifelapsed,ip->expireafter,VUQNAME,CFSTARTTIME))
+      if (cfstat(path,&statbuf,ip) == -1)
 	 {
+	 snprintf(OUTPUT,bufsize*2,"Can't stat %s in copy\n",path);
+	 CfLog(cfinform,OUTPUT,"");
+	 ReleaseCurrentLock();
 	 SILENT = savesilent;
 	 ResetOutputRoute('d','d');
 	 continue;
 	 }
       
-      IMAGEBACKUP = ip->backup;
-      
-      if (cfstat(path,&statbuf,ip) == -1)
+      snprintf(VBUFF,bufsize,"%.50s.%.50s",path,destination); /* Unique ID for copy locking */
+
+      if (!GetLock(ASUniqueName("copy"),CanonifyName(VBUFF),ip->ifelapsed,ip->expireafter,VUQNAME,CFSTARTTIME))
 	 {
-	 snprintf(OUTPUT,bufsize*2,"Can't stat %s in copy\n",path);
-	 CfLog(cfinform,OUTPUT,"");
-	 ReleaseCurrentLock();
 	 SILENT = savesilent;
 	 ResetOutputRoute('d','d');
 	 continue;
 	 }
       
+      IMAGEBACKUP = ip->backup;
+      
       if (strncmp(destination,"home",4) == 0)
 	 {
 	 HOMECOPY = true;          /* Don't send home backups to repository */