diff --git a/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php b/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php
index 1edaff458f..953cbc774a 100644
--- a/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php
+++ b/html/user/submit_rpc_handler.php
@@ -191,9 +191,12 @@ function submit_batch($r) {
             // TODO: if rsc_fpops_est not defined here, get it from template
     }
     $cmd = "cd ../../bin; ./adjust_user_priority --user $user->id --flops $total_flops --app $app->name";
-    system($cmd);
-    $us = BoincUserSubmit::lookup_userid($user->id);
-    $let = $us->logical_start_time;
+    $x = system($cmd);
+    if (!is_numeric($x) || (double)$x == 0) {
+        echo <error>adjust_user_priority returned $x</error>\n";
+        exit;
+    }
+    $let = (double)$x;
 
     $batch_id = BoincBatch::insert(
         "(user_id, create_time, njobs, name, app_id, logical_end_time, state) values ($user->id, $now, $njobs, '$batch_name', $app->id, $let, ".BATCH_STATE_IN_PROGRESS.")"
diff --git a/sched/adjust_user_priority.cpp b/sched/adjust_user_priority.cpp
index a2408c76e4..ac64af4bba 100644
--- a/sched/adjust_user_priority.cpp
+++ b/sched/adjust_user_priority.cpp
@@ -15,11 +15,13 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with BOINC.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-// adjust_user_priority [--print] --user userid --flops flop_count --app app_name
+// adjust_user_priority [--no_update] --user userid --flops flop_count --app app_name
 //
 // adjust user priority (i.e. logical start time)
 // to reflect a certain amount of computing
-// --print: don't update DB; write LST increment to stdout
+// and write the new value to stdout
+//
+// --no_update: don't update DB
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -29,7 +31,7 @@
 
 void usage(const char* msg="") {
     fprintf(stderr,
-        "%susage: adjust_user_priority [--print] --user userid --flops flop_count --app app_name\n",
+        "%susage: adjust_user_priority [--no_update] --user userid --flops flop_count --app app_name\n",
         msg
     );
     exit(1);
@@ -37,14 +39,14 @@ void usage(const char* msg="") {
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
     char buf[256];
-    bool print = false;
+    bool no_update = false;
     int userid=0;
     char* app_name = NULL;
     double flop_count = 0;
 
     for (int i=1; i<argc; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--print")) {
-            print = true;
+        if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--no_update")) {
+            no_update = true;
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--user")) {
             userid = atoi(argv[++i]);
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[i], "--app")) {
@@ -120,19 +122,19 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
         us, flop_count, total_quota, project_flops
     );
 
-    if (print) {
-        printf("%f\n", delta);
-    } else {
-        double x = us.logical_start_time;
-        if (x < dtime()) x = dtime();
-        x += delta;
+    double x = us.logical_start_time;
+    if (x < dtime()) x = dtime();
+    x += delta;
+
+    if (!no_update) {
         char set_clause[256], where_clause[256];
         sprintf(set_clause, "logical_start_time=%f", x);
         sprintf(where_clause, "user_id=%d", us.user_id);
         retval = us.update_fields_noid(set_clause, where_clause);
         if (retval) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "adjust_user_priority() failed: %d\n", retval);
+            fprintf(stderr, "update_fields_noid() failed: %d\n", retval);
             exit(1);
         }
     }
+    printf("%f\n", x);
 }
diff --git a/sched/sched_shmem.cpp b/sched/sched_shmem.cpp
index 4eb7afed47..acc2e69570 100644
--- a/sched/sched_shmem.cpp
+++ b/sched/sched_shmem.cpp
@@ -322,13 +322,44 @@ void SCHED_SHMEM::show(FILE* f) {
     fprintf(f, "ready: %d\n", ready);
     fprintf(f, "max_wu_results: %d\n", max_wu_results);
     for (int i=0; i<max_wu_results; i++) {
+        if (i%24 == 0) {
+            fprintf(f,
+                "%4s %12s %10s %10s %10s %8s %10s %8s %12s %12s %9s\n",
+                "slot",
+                "app",
+                "WU ID",
+                "result ID",
+                "batch",
+                "HR class",
+                "priority",
+                "in shmem",
+                "size (stdev)",
+                "need reliable",
+                "inf count"
+            );
+        }
         WU_RESULT& wu_result = wu_results[i];
+        APP* app;
+        const char* appname;
+        int delta_t;
         switch(wu_result.state) {
         case WR_STATE_PRESENT:
-            fprintf(f, "%4d: ap %d ic %d wu %d rs %u hr %d nr %d\n",
-                i, wu_result.workunit.appid, wu_result.infeasible_count,
-                wu_result.workunit.id, wu_result.resultid,
-                wu_result.workunit.hr_class, wu_result.need_reliable
+            app = lookup_app(wu_result.workunit.appid);
+            appname = app?app->name:"missing";
+            delta_t = dtime() - wu_result.time_added_to_shared_memory;
+            fprintf(f,
+                "%4d %12.12s %10d %10d %10d %8d %10d %7ds %12f %12s %9d\n",
+                i,
+                appname,
+                wu_result.workunit.id,
+                wu_result.resultid,
+                wu_result.workunit.batch,
+                wu_result.workunit.hr_class,
+                wu_result.res_priority,
+                delta_t,
+                wu_result.fpops_size,
+                wu_result.need_reliable?"yes":"no",
+                wu_result.infeasible_count
             );
             break;
         case WR_STATE_EMPTY: