diff --git a/mbtask/mbtask.c b/mbtask/mbtask.c
index 87ba3ac7..c6b4b281 100644
--- a/mbtask/mbtask.c
+++ b/mbtask/mbtask.c
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
  */
 #define	MAXTASKS		10
 #define	SLOWRUN			20
-#define	PAUSETIME		3
 #define TMPNAME 		"TMP."
 #define LCKNAME			"LOCKTASK"
 #define ICMP_BASEHDR_LEN	8
diff --git a/mbtask/taskstat.c b/mbtask/taskstat.c
index 39591b7f..dcffb0aa 100644
--- a/mbtask/taskstat.c
+++ b/mbtask/taskstat.c
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 /*****************************************************************************
  *
- * File ..................: mbtask/taskstat.c
+ * $Id$
  * Purpose ...............: Keep track of server status 
- * Last modification date : 31-Oct-2001
  *
  *****************************************************************************
  * Copyright (C) 1997-2001
@@ -49,6 +48,7 @@ int			s_msglink  = FALSE;
 int			s_newnews  = FALSE;
 int			s_bbsopen  = FALSE;
 extern int		UPSalarm;
+extern int		ptimer;
 
 
 
@@ -336,8 +336,6 @@ char *getseq(void)
 
 int sem_set(char *sem, int value)
 {
-	int	rc = TRUE;
-
 	tasklog('s', "sem_set(%s, %s)", sem, value?"TRUE":"FALSE");
 
 	if (!strcmp(sem, "scanout")) {
@@ -358,9 +356,10 @@ int sem_set(char *sem, int value)
 	} else if (!strcmp(sem, "reqindex")) {
 		s_reqindex = value;
 	} else {
-		rc = FALSE;
+		return FALSE;
 	}
-	return rc;
+	ptimer = PAUSETIME;
+	return TRUE;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/mbtask/taskstat.h b/mbtask/taskstat.h
index bc2e84e8..21f0540b 100644
--- a/mbtask/taskstat.h
+++ b/mbtask/taskstat.h
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
+/* $Id$ */
+
 #ifndef _TASKSTAT_H
 #define _TASKSTAT_H
 
+#define PAUSETIME               3
+
 void		status_init(void);	/* Initialize status module	*/
 void		stat_inc_clients(void);	/* Increase connected clients	*/
 void		stat_dec_clients(void);	/* Decrease connected clients	*/