1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Reporting/Collector.py b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Reporting/Collector.py
index bb2e85c21..b27a961fd 100644
--- a/src/lib/Bcfg2/Reporting/Collector.py
+++ b/src/lib/Bcfg2/Reporting/Collector.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import threading
 import Bcfg2.Logger
 from Bcfg2.Reporting.Transport import load_transport_from_config, \
     TransportError, TransportImportError
+from Bcfg2.Reporting.Transport.DirectStore import DirectStore
 from Bcfg2.Reporting.Storage import load_storage_from_config, \
     StorageError, StorageImportError
 
@@ -54,6 +55,12 @@ class ReportingCollector(object):
                 traceback.format_exc().splitlines()[-1])
             raise ReportingError
 
+        if isinstance(self.transport, DirectStore):
+            self.logger.error("DirectStore cannot be used with the collector. "
+                              "Use LocalFilesystem instead")
+            self.shutdown()
+            raise ReportingError
+
         try:
             self.logger.debug("Validating storage %s" % 
                 self.storage.__class__.__name__)