diff -up cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c.polld-reconnect cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c
--- cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c.polld-reconnect	2011-05-07 00:07:28.000000000 +0100
+++ cups-1.5.2/scheduler/cups-polld.c	2012-02-23 10:50:57.272513141 +0000
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ poll_server(http_t      *http,		/* I - H
     fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: %s CUPS-Get-Printers failed: %s\n", prefix,
             cupsLastErrorString());
     ippDelete(response);
+    restart_polling = 1;
     return (-1);
   }