diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index a45badb..09401ed 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ def get_body(server, message)
 	id = ""
 	messid = ""
 	list = []
+	retries = 0
 	begin
 		timeout(180) do
 			begin
@@ -260,6 +261,7 @@ def get_body(server, message)
 				if retries == 0 && a =~ /^503/
 					reconnect(server)
 					get_group_info(server)
+					retries = 1
 					retry
 				end
 				return false