--- deliantra/server/lib/cf.pm	2007/05/11 08:00:00	1.265
+++ deliantra/server/lib/cf.pm	2007/05/18 01:01:02	1.266
@@ -358,8 +358,8 @@
 
       $time = Event::time - $time;
 
-      LOG llevError | logBacktrace, "long sync job\n"
-         if $time > $TICK * 0.5;
+      LOG llevError | logBacktrace, Carp::longmess "long sync job"
+         if $time > $TICK * 0.5 && $TICK_WATCHER->is_active;
 
       $tick_start += $time; # do not account sync jobs to server load