diff --git a/ppf.py b/ppf.py
index 55f0eb3..7a16d47 100755
--- a/ppf.py
+++ b/ppf.py
@@ -168,7 +168,10 @@ def proxyleech(proxydb, urldb, url, stale_count, error):
 		if content != '' and unique_count == 0: # site works but has zero proxy addresses
 			error = 99999
 	else:
-		if len(new) == 0: stale_count += 1
+		if len(new) == 0:
+			stale_count += 1
+		else:
+			stale_count = 0
 		if content == '':
 			error += 1
 		else: