diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index 3e7de05..ac4e023 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ def get_xhdr(server, range, header)
 			rescue Net::NNTP::RuntimeError
 				print "Caught Net::NNTP::RuntimeError reading from server #{server} (get_xhdr)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"
-				if ( $!.to_s =~ /^503/ )
+				if ( $!.to_s =~ /^503|^400/ )
 					reconnect(server)
 					get_group_info(server)
 					retry