diff -ruN e-smith-backup-2.4.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar
--- e-smith-backup-2.4.0.old/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2013-07-14 13:50:42.000000000 -0700
+++ e-smith-backup-2.4.0/root/etc/e-smith/events/actions/workstation-backup-dar	2013-07-14 13:56:10.000000000 -0700
@@ -282,12 +282,15 @@
 $mntbkdir = $mntdir . '/' . $id;
 
 my $catalog = "$mntbkdir/dar-catalog";
-unless ( -e $catalog) 
+unless ( -e $catalog) # Create an empty catalog if none found
 { 
 	system("/usr/bin/dar_manager", "-Q", "-C", "$catalog") == 0
 	    or ldie("Unable to create dar_manager catalog.\n");
 }
 
+# sleep added to ensure the creation of a valid catalog
+sleep 1;
+
 # find available backups for the server
 
 find { wanted => \&$setbackuplist, untaint => 1 }, $mntbkdir ;