diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index 50c52da..19134ac 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -699,8 +699,8 @@ def main
 			   i =~ /#{@config[group]["-I"]}/
 				print "Match: #{i}\n" if Debuglevel > 0
 				if @articles.group_is_complete(i)
-					if @articles.group_percentage_primary(i) >=  ( @config[group].has_key?("PRIMARYTHRES") ?
-					    @config[group]["PRIMARYTHRES"].to_i : 0 )
+					if @config[group].has_key?("PRIMARYTHRES") &&
+					    ( @articles.group_percentage_primary(i) >= @config[group]["PRIMARYTHRES"].to_i )
 						begin
 							if @articles.group_is_singlepart(i)
 								get_single(i, group)