diff --git a/nun.go b/nun.go
index 1df7c4f..a41c3c1 100644
--- a/nun.go
+++ b/nun.go
@@ -33,21 +33,22 @@ func (n *nunWatch) Main() {
 		case <-n.stop:
 			return
 		case <-ticker.C:
-			if n.fail > 5 {
-				log.Fatal("fail count too high; ending loop")
-				return
-			}
-			if n.fail > 3 {
-				log.Println("over three failures, increasing tick time by 5x")
-				ticker.Reset(5 * time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Minute)
-				break
-			}
+
 			newPost, err := getNewestPost("LittleNuns")
 			if err != nil {
 				log.Printf("error getting newest post: %v", err)
 				log.Println("skipping this cycle, incrementing fail count")
 				n.fail++
-				break
+				if n.fail > 5 {
+					log.Fatal("fail count too high; ending loop")
+					return
+				} else if n.fail > 3 {
+					log.Println("over three failures, increasing tick time by 5x")
+					ticker.Reset(5 * time.Duration(n.timer) * time.Minute)
+					break
+				} else {
+					break
+				}
 			}
 			if n.fail != 0 {
 				n.fail = 0