From f3ea527db1d61f635548806927206b46a777213b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Alexey Anisenkov <Alexey.Anisenkov@cern.ch>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2024 19:27:59 +0700
Subject: [PATCH] fixes

---
 pilot/api/data.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pilot/api/data.py b/pilot/api/data.py
index b5b96005..23831cc6 100644
--- a/pilot/api/data.py
+++ b/pilot/api/data.py
@@ -633,7 +633,8 @@ def transfer(self, files: list, activity: list or str = 'default', raise_excepti
                 code = ErrorCodes.STAGEINFAILED if self.mode == 'stage-in' else ErrorCodes.STAGEOUTFAILED  # is it stage-in/out?
             details = str(caught_errors) + ":" + f'failed to transfer files using copytools={copytools}'
             self.logger.fatal(details)
-            raise PilotException(details, code=code)
+            if raise_exception:
+                raise PilotException(details, code=code)
 
         return files