--- mga-gnome/trunk/mga-gnome	2012/03/18 14:59:46	3557
+++ mga-gnome/trunk/mga-gnome	2012/03/18 15:05:26	3558
@@ -309,19 +309,19 @@
         tries = 0
         while tries < SLEEP_TIMES:
             tries += 1
+            if tries > 1: time.sleep(SLEEP_REPEAT)
             try:
                 # Download new tarball
                 subprocess.check_call(['mgarepo', 'sync', '-d'], cwd=self.cwd)
+                # success, so exit loop
                 break
             except subprocess.CalledProcessError, e:
                 # mgarepo sync returns 1 if the tarball cannot be downloaded
                 if e.returncode != 1:
                     return False
+        else:
+            return False
 
-                if tries == SLEEP_TIMES:
-                    return False
-
-                time.sleep(SLEEP_REPEAT)
 
         try:
             # Check patches still apply