Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/toolApplicationContext.xml
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/toolApplicationContext.xml,v
diff -u -r1.10 -r1.11
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/toolApplicationContext.xml	12 Dec 2013 11:38:16 -0000	1.10
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/toolApplicationContext.xml	12 Dec 2013 12:41:44 -0000	1.11
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
 		<property name="target"><ref local="lamsCoreToolServiceTarget"/></property>
 		<property name="transactionAttributes">
 			<props>
-				<prop key="createToolSession*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED,+java.lang.Exception</prop>
+				<prop key="createToolSession*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED</prop>
 				<prop key="notifyTool*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED</prop>
 			    <prop key="update*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED</prop>
 			    <prop key="remove*">PROPAGATION_REQUIRED</prop>
Index: lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/action/LoadToolActivityAction.java
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RCS file: /usr/local/cvsroot/lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/action/LoadToolActivityAction.java,v
diff -u -r1.19 -r1.20
--- lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/action/LoadToolActivityAction.java	12 Dec 2013 12:15:39 -0000	1.19
+++ lams_learning/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/learning/web/action/LoadToolActivityAction.java	12 Dec 2013 12:41:44 -0000	1.20
@@ -77,7 +77,11 @@
 		ICoreLearnerService learnerService = getLearnerService();
 		LearnerProgress learnerProgress = LearningWebUtil.getLearnerProgress(request,learnerService);
 		Activity activity = LearningWebUtil.getActivityFromRequest(request, learnerService);
+        	try {
 		learnerService.createToolSessionsIfNecessary(activity, learnerProgress);
+        	} catch (Exception e) {
+        	    log.warn("Got exception while trying to create a tool session, but carrying on.", e);
+        	}
 				
 		form.setActivityID(activity.getActivityId());