X-Git-Url: https://git.arvados.org/arvados.git/blobdiff_plain/ff3645c9c262f5a2aca67ba42ba86084d0e9978a..1f2223927141f11055c740c9c047ba007ab81e14:/sdk/python/arvados/keep.py

diff --git a/sdk/python/arvados/keep.py b/sdk/python/arvados/keep.py
index 8dbad2abb1..b9e22748c1 100644
--- a/sdk/python/arvados/keep.py
+++ b/sdk/python/arvados/keep.py
@@ -346,15 +346,12 @@ class KeepBlockCache(object):
             # to free up resources, which would make the operation
             # succeed.
             slot.set(blob)
-            self.cap_cache()
         except Exception as e:
             # It failed again.  Give up.
+            slot.set(None)
             raise arvados.errors.KeepCacheError("Unable to save block %s to disk cache: %s" % (slot.locator, e))
-        finally:
-            # Set the notice that that we are done with the cache
-            # slot one way or another.
-            slot.ready.set()
 
+        self.cap_cache()
 
 class Counter(object):
     def __init__(self, v=0):