diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 2ffeaf7f17..d4122c47cb 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -17862,3 +17862,12 @@ Jeff   28 Sep 2004
 
     sched/
 	feeder.C
+
+David  29 Sept 2004
+	- handle GUI RPCs even if we're running benchmarks
+	- report PROJECT::suspended_via_gui in RPC reply
+
+	client/
+		client_state.C
+		client_types.C
+		gui_rpc_server.C
diff --git a/client/client_state.C b/client/client_state.C
index 082b234db1..f347639c21 100644
--- a/client/client_state.C
+++ b/client/client_state.C
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::do_something() {
     previous_activities_suspended = activities_suspended;
     activities_suspended = (reason != 0);
 
-    // if we're doing CPU benchmarks, don't do anything else
+    // if we're doing CPU benchmarks, don't do much else
     //
     if (reason & SUSPEND_REASON_BENCHMARKS) {
         // wait for applications to become suspended
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::do_something() {
         } else {
             cpu_benchmarks_poll();
         }
-        return false;
+        return gui_rpcs.poll();
     }
 
     check_suspend_network(reason);
diff --git a/client/client_types.C b/client/client_types.C
index c36ad804f4..1e03b1de4a 100644
--- a/client/client_types.C
+++ b/client/client_types.C
@@ -459,7 +459,10 @@ int PROJECT::write_state(MIOFILE& out, bool gui_rpc) {
     );
 #endif
     if (gui_rpc) {
-        out.printf("%s", gui_urls.c_str());
+        out.printf("%s%s",
+        	gui_urls.c_str(),
+        	suspended_via_gui?"    <suspended_via_gui/>\n":""
+        );
     } else {
        for (i=0; i<scheduler_urls.size(); i++) {
             out.printf(
diff --git a/client/gui_rpc_server.C b/client/gui_rpc_server.C
index 9168dd999b..da85d7d6dc 100644
--- a/client/gui_rpc_server.C
+++ b/client/gui_rpc_server.C
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void handle_result_show_graphics(char* buf, MIOFILE& fout) {
 static void handle_project_op(char* buf, MIOFILE& fout, char* op) {
     PROJECT* p = get_project(buf, fout);
     if (!p) {
-        fout.printf("<success/>\n");
+        fout.printf("<error>no such project</error>\n");
     }
     if (!strcmp(op, "reset")) {
         gstate.reset_project(p);