diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c
index cf8f7ada..139cd309 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/client.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: client.c,v 1.51 2004/12/15 12:29:25 dtucker Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: client.c,v 1.52 2005/01/27 10:32:29 dtucker Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@
 #include "ntpd.h"
 
 int	client_update(struct ntp_peer *);
-void	set_next(struct ntp_peer *, time_t);
 void	set_deadline(struct ntp_peer *, time_t);
-time_t	scale_interval(time_t, double);
 
 void
 set_next(struct ntp_peer *p, time_t t)
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
index 85fad772..76ef10c5 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntp.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.46 2004/12/23 16:10:10 henning Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntp.c,v 1.47 2005/01/27 10:32:29 dtucker Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -199,16 +199,18 @@ ntp_main(int pipe_prnt[2], struct ntpd_conf *nconf)
 			if (p->deadline > 0 && p->deadline < nextaction)
 				nextaction = p->deadline;
 			if (p->deadline > 0 && p->deadline <= time(NULL)) {
-				log_debug("no reply from %s received in time",
-				    log_sockaddr(
-				    (struct sockaddr *)&p->addr->ss));
+				timeout = scale_interval(
+				    INTERVAL_QUERY_PATHETIC, 0.0);
+				log_debug("no reply from %s received in time, "
+				    "next query %ds", log_sockaddr(
+				    (struct sockaddr *)&p->addr->ss), timeout);
 				if (p->trustlevel >= TRUSTLEVEL_BADPEER &&
 				    (p->trustlevel /= 2) < TRUSTLEVEL_BADPEER)
 					log_info("peer %s now invalid",
 					    log_sockaddr(
 					    (struct sockaddr *)&p->addr->ss));
 				client_nextaddr(p);
-				client_query(p);
+				set_next(p, timeout);
 			}
 
 			if (p->state == STATE_QUERY_SENT) {
diff --git a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
index b6b90bcd..64ddb9a1 100644
--- a/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
+++ b/src/usr.sbin/ntpd/ntpd.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.h,v 1.48 2004/12/16 00:38:59 dtucker Exp $ */
+/*	$OpenBSD: ntpd.h,v 1.49 2005/01/27 10:32:29 dtucker Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2003, 2004 Henning Brauer <henning@openbsd.org>
@@ -237,6 +237,8 @@ int	client_addr_init(struct ntp_peer *);
 int	client_nextaddr(struct ntp_peer *);
 int	client_query(struct ntp_peer *);
 int	client_dispatch(struct ntp_peer *, u_int8_t);
+time_t	scale_interval(time_t, double);
+void	set_next(struct ntp_peer *, time_t);
 
 /* util.c */
 double			gettime(void);