--- src/gnutls.c~	2012-02-13 15:46:01.000000000 -0500
+++ src/gnutls.c	2012-02-23 14:21:22.000000000 -0500
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@
   return (bytes_written);
 }
 
+static int error_count = 0;
+
 EMACS_INT
 emacs_gnutls_read (struct Lisp_Process *proc, char *buf, EMACS_INT nbyte)
 {
@@ -386,8 +388,17 @@
 
   if (proc->gnutls_initstage != GNUTLS_STAGE_READY)
     {
+      if (error_count < 100)
+        {
+      error_count++;
       emacs_gnutls_handshake (proc);
       return -1;
+        }
+      else
+        {
+      error_count = 0;
+        return 0;
+        }
     }
   rtnval = fn_gnutls_record_recv (state, buf, nbyte);
   if (rtnval >= 0)