diff --git a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/Host.groovy b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/Host.groovy
index d283f745..997a41a8 100644
--- a/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/Host.groovy
+++ b/core/src/main/groovy/com/muwire/core/hostcache/Host.groovy
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ class Host {
 	}
     
     synchronized void clearFailures() {
-        failures = null
+        failures = 0
     }
 }