Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.py	(revision 19569)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/classes/organizer.py	(revision 19570)
@@ -98,10 +98,14 @@
 		if not isinstance(string,(str,unicode)):
 			raise TypeError("argument provided is not a string")
-		path=os.path.join(self.repository,self.prefix+'.step#'+string+'.python')
+		path1=os.path.join(self.repository,self.prefix+'.step#'+string+'.python')
+		path2=os.path.join(self.repository,string)
 
 		#figure out if the model is there, otherwise, we have to use the default path supplied by user.
-		if whichdb(path):
-			md=loadmodel(path)
+		if whichdb(path1):
+			md=loadmodel(path1)
 			return md
+                elif whichdb(path2):
+                        md=loadmodel(path2)
+                        return md
 
 		#If we are here, the model has not been found. Try trunk prefix if provided
@@ -115,5 +119,5 @@
 				return md
 		else:
-			raise IOError("Could not find '%s'" % path)
+			raise IOError("Could not find '%s'" % path1)
 	#}}}
 	def perform(self,string):    # {{{