diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index 6b2d2c0..4a65b68 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -216,11 +216,11 @@ def get_multi(subj, group)
 		return false
 	else
 		body = @articles.get_group_body_first(subj)
-		next if body == false
+		return false if body == false
 		if @articles.is_uuencoded(body)
 			file = Tempfile.new("riptmp", @config[group]["TEMPDIR"])
 			body.collect{|x| file.print "#{x}\n"}
-			next unless @articles.get_group_body_rest(subj, file)
+			return false unless @articles.get_group_body_rest(subj, file)
 			fileout = Tempfile.new("riptmp", @config[group]["TEMPDIR"])
 			mode, filename, body = @articles.uudecode(file, fileout)
 			body = fileout.path
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ def get_multi(subj, group)
 		if @articles.is_yencoded(body)
 			file = Tempfile.new("riptmp", @config[group]["TEMPDIR"])
 			body.collect{|x| file.print "#{x}\n"}
-			next unless @articles.get_group_body_rest(subj, file)
+			return false unless @articles.get_group_body_rest(subj, file)
 			fileout = Tempfile.new("riptmp", @config[group]["TEMPDIR"])
 			mode, filename, body = @articles.ydecode(file, fileout)
 			body = fileout.path