diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index e0acc07..3e7de05 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -195,6 +195,11 @@ 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 ( $!.to_s =~ /^503/ )
+					reconnect(server)
+					get_group_info(server)
+					retry
+				end
 			rescue Errno::EPIPE, Errno::ECONNRESET
 				print "Caught Errno::EPIPE reading from server #{server} (get_xhdr)\n"
 				print "Error: #{$!}\n"