diff --git a/proxywatchd.py b/proxywatchd.py
index aad9231..b693603 100644
--- a/proxywatchd.py
+++ b/proxywatchd.py
@@ -46,19 +46,19 @@ class WorkerJob():
 				sock = rocksock.Rocksock(host=srv, port=6697, ssl=True, proxies=proxies, timeout=config.timeout)
 				sock.connect()
 				sock.send('%s\n' % random.choice(['NICK', 'USER', 'JOIN', 'MODE', 'PART', 'INVITE', 'KNOCK', 'WHOIS', 'WHO', 'NOTICE', 'PRIVMSG', 'PING', 'QUIT']))
-				return sock, proto, duration, torhost, srv
+				return sock, proto, duration, torhost, srv, 0
 			except KeyboardInterrupt as e:
 				raise(e)
 			except: sock.disconnect()
 
-		return None, None, None, None, None
+		return None, None, None, None, None, 1
 
 	def run(self):
 		self.nextcheck = (time.time() + 1800 + ((1+int(self.failcount)) * 3600))
 
-		sock, proto, duration, tor, srv = self.connect_socket()
+		sock, proto, duration, tor, srv, failinc = self.connect_socket()
 		if not sock:
-			self.failcount += 1
+			self.failcount += failinc
 			return
 		try:
 			recv = sock.recv(6)