diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93bc659..c980135 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ PgLOG.pglog("hello", PgLOG.LOGWRN)
 python -c "import rda_python_common; print(rda_python_common.__version__)"
 ```
 
-You should see the installed version (currently `3.0.18`).  If the import
+You should see the installed version (currently `3.0.19`).  If the import
 fails, double-check that the active Python environment is the one where you
 ran `pip install`.
 
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 7d6b86f..801693c 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
 
 [project]
 name = "rda_python_common"
-version = "3.0.18"
+version = "3.0.19"
 authors = [
   { name="Zaihua Ji", email="zji@ucar.edu" },
 ]
diff --git a/src/rda_python_common/__init__.py b/src/rda_python_common/__init__.py
index 30843dc..c170f19 100644
--- a/src/rda_python_common/__init__.py
+++ b/src/rda_python_common/__init__.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 from . import PgLOG, PgUtil, PgDBI, PgFile, PgLock, PgCMD, PgSIG, PgOPT, PgSplit
 
-__version__ = "3.0.18"
+__version__ = "3.0.19"
 
 __all__ = [
    "PgLOG",
diff --git a/src/rda_python_common/pg_cmd.py b/src/rda_python_common/pg_cmd.py
index 28cea85..2473236 100644
--- a/src/rda_python_common/pg_cmd.py
+++ b/src/rda_python_common/pg_cmd.py
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ def init_dscheck(self, oindex, otype, cmd, dsid, action, workdir=None, specialis
             self.pglog(cmsg + "is Running, No restart", self.LOGWRN)
             sys.exit(0)
          if cidx > 0:
+            # a report parked in einfo by the previous run is only mailed by the dscheck
+            # daemon, which skips any record that is already running. restarting the record
+            # here would strand that report until the next run overwrites it, so leave the
+            # record alone and let the daemon mail it first - it clears einfo when it does
+            if pgrec['einfo']:
+               self.pglog(cmsg + "has a report to email, No restart", self.LOGWRN)
+               self.lock_dscheck(cidx, 0, logact)
+               sys.exit(0)
             if not hosts and pgrec['hostname']:
                hosts = pgrec['hostname']
                self.set_one_boption('hostname', hosts, 0)
diff --git a/src/rda_python_common/pg_file.py b/src/rda_python_common/pg_file.py
index e63cf7c..a94a811 100644
--- a/src/rda_python_common/pg_file.py
+++ b/src/rda_python_common/pg_file.py
@@ -105,7 +105,8 @@ def __init__(self):
       }
       self.TARSTR = '|'.join(self.PGTARS)
       self.DELDIRS = {}
-      self.TASKIDS = {}   # cache unfinished 
+      self.TASKIDS = {}   # cache unfinished
+      self.QCANCEL = {}   # taskid -> why a task got cancelled, reported by the waiting caller
       self.LHOST = "localhost"
       self.OHOST = self.PGLOG['OBJCTSTR']
       self.BHOST = self.PGLOG['BACKUPNM']
@@ -532,7 +533,11 @@ def submit_globus_task(self, cmd, endpoint, logact = 0, qstr = None):
                   time.sleep(self.PGSIG['ETIME'])
                   lp += 1
                if task['stat'] == 'S' or task['stat'] == 'A': break
-               if task['stat'] == 'F' and not syserr: break
+               if task['stat'] == 'F' and not syserr:
+                  # nothing waits on this task, so report the cancellation here instead
+                  if task['id'] in self.QCANCEL:
+                     self.errlog("{}: Cancel Task due to {}".format(task['id'], self.QCANCEL.pop(task['id'])), 'B', 1, logact)
+                  break
          errmsg = "Error Execute: " + cmd
          if qstr: errmsg += " with stdin:\n" + qstr
          if syserr:
@@ -581,8 +586,16 @@ def check_globus_status(self, taskid, endpoint = None, logact = 0):
                      detail = ms.group(1)
                      if detail not in astats:
                         if logact&self.NOWAIT:
-                           errmsg = "{}: Cancel Task due to {}:\n{}".format(taskid, detail, buf)
-                           self.errlog(errmsg, 'B', 1, logact)
+                           # record why, and let the caller waiting on this task report it as a
+                           # single error naming the file; dumping the whole get-task output here
+                           # doubled every failure into two error entries, the first 17 lines long
+                           reason = detail
+                           ms = re.search(r'Bytes Transferred:\s+(\d+)', buf)
+                           if ms: reason += " after " + self.format_float_value(ms.group(1))
+                           ms = re.search(r'Files:\s+(\d+)', buf)
+                           if ms: reason += " of {} file(s)".format(ms.group(1))
+                           self.QCANCEL[taskid] = reason
+                           self.pglog("{}: Cancel Task due to {}".format(taskid, reason), self.LOGWRN)
                            ccmd = f"{bcmd} cancel-task {taskid}"
                            self.pgsystem(ccmd, logact, 7)
                         else:
@@ -640,7 +653,10 @@ def check_globus_finished(self, tofile, topoint, logact = 0):
                del self.TASKIDS[ckey]
             else:
                status = self.QSTATS[stat] if stat in self.QSTATS else 'UNKNOWN'
-               self.errlog("{}: Status '{}' for Task {}".format(ckey, status, taskid), 'B', 1, logact)
+               errmsg = "{}: Status '{}' for Task {}".format(ckey, status, taskid)
+               if taskid in self.QCANCEL:
+                  errmsg += " - " + self.QCANCEL.pop(taskid)
+               self.errlog(errmsg, 'B', 1, logact)
                ret = self.FAILURE
             break
       return ret