Instead of the workaround here's the fix

  We now ensure we are not in the same sector before issuing Express
Mode on travel... this should be about it.

flexible.py

@@ -2660,13 +2660,17 @@ class PlanetUpScript(object):
                 self.queue_player.put("0\r")
             if re.match(r"Command \[TL=.* \(\?=Help\)\? :", prompt):
                 # Ok, return to the planet...
-                self.queue_player.put("{0}\rE".format(self.planet_sector))
+                _, _, part = prompt.partition("]:[")
+                sector, _, _ = part.partition("]")
+                if sector != self.planet_sector:
+                    log.info("{0} is {1}".format(sector, self.planet_sector))
+                    self.queue_player.put("{0}\rE".format(self.planet_sector))
+                else:
+                    log.info("{0} is not {1}".format(sector, self.planet_sector))
+                    self.queue_player.put("\r")
                 self.state = 9
         elif self.state == 9:
             log.info("prompt9 {0} : {1}".format(self.state, prompt))
-            if prompt.startswith("Please enter a destination for this probe :"):
-                # Oops, this seems to happen when the port is in the same sector as the planet we are upgrading!
-                self.queue_player.put("\r")
             if re.match(r"Command \[TL=.* \(\?=Help\)\? :", prompt):
                 # land
                 self.queue_player.put("L")