diff --git a/dbs.py b/dbs.py
index 6dbc9de..57a3e42 100644
--- a/dbs.py
+++ b/dbs.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ def create_table_if_not_exists(sqlite, dbname):
 			check_time INT,
 			error INT,
 			stale_count INT,
+			retrievals INT,
 			added INT
 			)""")
 
diff --git a/ppf.py b/ppf.py
index 6a1f3cc..93dc082 100755
--- a/ppf.py
+++ b/ppf.py
@@ -152,14 +152,14 @@ def insert_proxies(proxydb, proxies, url):
 	_log('+%d item(s) from %s' % (len(proxies), url), 'added')
 
 
-def proxyleech(proxydb, urldb, url, stale_count, error):
+def proxyleech(proxydb, urldb, url, stale_count, error, retrievals):
 	try: content = fetch_contents(url)
 	except KeyboardInterrupt as e: raise e
 	except: content = ''
 
 	unique_count, new = extract_proxies(content)
 
-	if stale_count == 0 and error == 0:  # new site
+	if retrievals == 0:  # new site
 		if content != '' and unique_count == 0: # site works but has zero proxy addresses
 			error = 99999
 	else:
@@ -170,9 +170,10 @@ def proxyleech(proxydb, urldb, url, stale_count, error):
 		if content == '':
 			error += 1
 		else:
+			retrievals += 1
 			error = 0
 
-	urldb.execute('UPDATE uris SET error=?,stale_count=?,check_time=? where url=?', (error, stale_count, int(time.time()), url))
+	urldb.execute('UPDATE uris SET error=?,stale_count=?,check_time=?,retrievals=? where url=?', (error, stale_count, int(time.time()), retrievals, url))
 	urldb.commit()
 
 	if not len(new): return
@@ -247,10 +248,10 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 	while True:
 		try:
 			## any site that needs to be checked ?
-			rows = urldb.execute('SELECT url,stale_count,error FROM uris WHERE error < ? and (check_time+?+((error+stale_count)*?) <?) ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 25', (config.ppf.max_fail, config.ppf.checktime, config.ppf.perfail_checktime, int(time.time()))).fetchall()
+			rows = urldb.execute('SELECT url,stale_count,error,retrievals FROM uris WHERE error < ? and (check_time+?+((error+stale_count)*?) <?) ORDER BY RANDOM() LIMIT 25', (config.ppf.max_fail, config.ppf.checktime, config.ppf.perfail_checktime, int(time.time()))).fetchall()
 
 			for row in rows:
-				proxyleech(proxydb, urldb, row[0], row[1], row[2])
+				proxyleech(proxydb, urldb, row[0], row[1], row[2], row[3])
 
 			## search for new website during free time
 			if config.ppf.search: proxyfind(urldb)