diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index e924f15..dd7cd47 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ def get_articles(cachedir=false)
 	read_cache(cachedir)
 	for server in @connections.keys
 		print "reading articles from server: #{server}\n"
-		range = Set::IntSpan.new("#{@connections[server]["first"]}-#{@connections[server]["last"]}")
+		if @connections[server]["first"] > @connections[server]["last"]
+			print "	First article has higher number that last article on server #{server}.\n"
+			print "	Skipping...\n"
+			next
+		else
+			range = Set::IntSpan.new("#{@connections[server]["first"]}-#{@connections[server]["last"]}")
+		end
 		rangelist = rechunk_runlist(range.diff(@connections[server]["skip_ids"]).run_list)
 		print "rangelist: #{rangelist}\n" if Debuglevel >1
 		print "rangelist: #{rangelist.type.to_s}\n" if Debuglevel >1