diff --git a/core/views/uploads.py b/core/views/uploads.py
index 2aff64b..7c5406f 100644
--- a/core/views/uploads.py
+++ b/core/views/uploads.py
@@ -171,8 +171,14 @@ def get_complaints(complaints, waldata, svxfiles, files, wallet, wurl):
                     try:
                         sxpath = str(Path(sx).with_suffix(''))
                         svxfile = SurvexFile.objects.get(path=sxpath)
+                    except MultipleObjectsReturned:
+                        # can happen if connecting a wallet to a survex file.. i think..
+                        svxfiles = SurvexFile.objects.filter(path=sxpath)
+                        for s in svxfiles:
+                            print(s.path, s.cave, s.survexdirectory)
+                        svxfile = svxfiles[0] # dont' know how this happened, fix later..
                     except:
-                        file_complaint = f"{wallet} Survex file {sx} exists, but is not registered as imported via a *include {sxpath}."
+                        file_complaint = f"{wallet} Survex file {sx} exists, but is not registered in the database {sxpath}. How?.."
                         complaints.append(file_complaint)
                         message = f"! {file_complaint}"
                         print(message)
@@ -964,3 +970,4 @@ def dwgupload(request, folder=None, gitdisable='no'):
 
     return render(request, 'dwguploadform.html', 
         {'form': form, 'doesnotexist': doesnotexist, 'urlfile': urlfile, 'urldir': urldir,'folder': folder, 'files': files, 'dirs': dirs, 'filesaved': filesaved, 'actual_saved': actual_saved, 'refused': refused})
+