diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Instance.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Instance.pm
index 8353b7701..be08a3e79 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Instance.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Instance.pm
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ sub start {
 	my $spectre = WebGUI::Workflow::Spectre->new($self->session);
 	my $success = $spectre->notify("workflow/addInstance", {cookieName=>$self->session->config->getCookieName, gateway=>$self->session->config->get("gateway"), sitename=>$self->session->config->get("sitename")->[0], instanceId=>$self->getId, priority=>$self->{_data}{priority}});
 
-	return $success ? undef : WebGUI::International->new($self->session, "Macro_SpectreCheck")->get($spectreTest);
+	return $success ? undef : 'Could not connect to spectre';
 }
 
 1;
diff --git a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Spectre.pm b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Spectre.pm
index b830bd05f..2c7e54d96 100644
--- a/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Spectre.pm
+++ b/lib/WebGUI/Workflow/Spectre.pm
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ sub notify {
 		my $result = $remote->post($module, $params);
 		return 1 if defined $result;
 		$error->warn("Couldn't send command to Spectre because ".$POE::Component::IKC::ClientLite::error);
-		}
 	} else {
 		$error->warn("Couldn't connect to Spectre because ".$POE::Component::IKC::ClientLite::error);
 	}