--- src/dird/ua_run.c.orig	2016-09-21 05:58:36.000000000 -0400
+++ src/dird/ua_run.c	2017-01-15 18:17:38.963495990 -0500
@@ -1069,15 +1069,16 @@
     */
    if (rc.ignoreduplicatecheck_set) {
       jcr->IgnoreDuplicateJobChecking = rc.ignoreduplicatecheck;
    }
 
-   /* Not a good idea to start a job with the Scratch pool */
-   if (rc.pool && strcmp(rc.pool->name(), NT_("Scratch")) == 0) {
+   /* Probably not a good idea to run a backup job to the Scratch pool
+      However, this is NOT a good way to accomplish that. */
+   /*   if (rc.pool && strcmp(rc.pool->name(), NT_("Scratch")) == 0) {
       ua->send_msg(_("Pool \"Scratch\" not valid.\n"));
       return false;
-   }
+   } */
    return true;
 }
 
 static void select_where_regexp(UAContext *ua, JCR *jcr)
 {