diff --git a/mediaserver/mediaserver.py b/mediaserver/mediaserver.py
index 6ee950d..79e2349 100755
--- a/mediaserver/mediaserver.py
+++ b/mediaserver/mediaserver.py
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ class MediaService(dbus.service.Object):
         print("Player state: {0}".format(state))
         if state == "LOADING":
             print("Failure during LOAD: {0}".format(error))
+            self.loadcount -= 1
             self.OnLoadFail(error)
         else:
             print("Failure during RUN: {0}".format(error))