Index: channels/chan_agent.c
===================================================================
--- channels/chan_agent.c	(revision 68137)
+++ channels/chan_agent.c	(working copy)
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@
 #define AST_MAX_BUF	256
 #define AST_MAX_FILENAME_LEN	256
 
-static const char pa_family[] = "/Agents";          /*!< Persistent Agents astdb family */
+static const char pa_family[] = "Agents";          /*!< Persistent Agents astdb family */
 #define PA_MAX_LEN 2048                             /*!< The maximum length of each persistent member agent database entry */
 
 static int persistent_agents = 0;                   /*!< queues.conf [general] option */
Index: apps/app_queue.c
===================================================================
--- apps/app_queue.c	(revision 68137)
+++ apps/app_queue.c	(working copy)
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 "Example: QueueLog(101|${UNIQUEID}|${AGENT}|WENTONBREAK|600)\n";
 
 /*! \brief Persistent Members astdb family */
-static const char *pm_family = "/Queue/PersistentMembers";
+static const char *pm_family = "Queue/PersistentMembers";
 /* The maximum length of each persistent member queue database entry */
 #define PM_MAX_LEN 8192
 
@@ -3112,9 +3112,13 @@
 			ast_mutex_unlock(&cur_queue->lock);
 		}
 
+		if (!cur_queue)
+			cur_queue = load_realtime_queue(queue_name);
+
 		if (!cur_queue) {
 			/* If the queue no longer exists, remove it from the
 			 * database */
+			ast_log(LOG_WARNING, "Error loading persistent queue: '%s': it does not exist\n", queue_name);
 			ast_db_del(pm_family, queue_name);
 			continue;
 		} else