diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 47ce5045b..c4348ab0c 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
    furrier@iglou.com
  - (bal) Since we don't support platforms lacking u_int_64.  We may
    as well clean out some of those evil #ifdefs
+ - (bal) auth1.c minor resync while looking at the code.
 
 20030409
  - (djm) Bug #539: Specify creation mode with O_CREAT for lastlog. Report 
@@ -1343,4 +1344,4 @@
      save auth method before monitor_reset_key_state(); bugzilla bug #284;
      ok provos@
 
-$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2660 2003/04/27 18:01:37 mouring Exp $
+$Id: ChangeLog,v 1.2661 2003/04/27 18:41:30 mouring Exp $
diff --git a/auth1.c b/auth1.c
index 03a54a9cd..7b40d70f4 100644
--- a/auth1.c
+++ b/auth1.c
@@ -349,9 +349,8 @@ do_authloop(Authctxt *authctxt)
 		if (authenticated)
 			return;
 
-		if (authctxt->failures++ > AUTH_FAIL_MAX) {
+		if (authctxt->failures++ > AUTH_FAIL_MAX)
 			packet_disconnect(AUTH_FAIL_MSG, authctxt->user);
-		}
 
 		packet_start(SSH_SMSG_FAILURE);
 		packet_send();