diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index c7eef66895..9b1ab48123 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -3455,3 +3455,9 @@ David  27 Mar 2009
 
     clientgui/
         ProjectInfoPage.cpp
+
+David  27 Mar 2009
+    - client: typo in work fetch code; may cause minor errors
+
+    client/
+        work_fetch.cpp
diff --git a/client/work_fetch.cpp b/client/work_fetch.cpp
index cbedd0b8b6..4e107f6cfd 100644
--- a/client/work_fetch.cpp
+++ b/client/work_fetch.cpp
@@ -427,20 +427,18 @@ PROJECT* WORK_FETCH::choose_project() {
     if (!p) {
         p = cpu_work_fetch.choose_project(FETCH_IF_IDLE_INSTANCE);
     }
-    if (coproc_cuda) {
+    if (!p && coproc_cuda) {
         p = cuda_work_fetch.choose_project(FETCH_IF_MAJOR_SHORTFALL);
     }
     if (!p) {
         p = cpu_work_fetch.choose_project(FETCH_IF_MAJOR_SHORTFALL);
     }
-
     if (!p && coproc_cuda) {
         p = cuda_work_fetch.choose_project(FETCH_IF_MINOR_SHORTFALL);
     }
     if (!p) {
         p = cpu_work_fetch.choose_project(FETCH_IF_MINOR_SHORTFALL);
     }
-
     if (!p && coproc_cuda) {
         p = cuda_work_fetch.choose_project(FETCH_IF_PROJECT_STARVED);
     }