diff --git a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/TunnelPool.java b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/TunnelPool.java
index 50a8adbb0efbf425db68b2515ce0bc4b90008cb5..d7f7da1063e79b37035a61fbe19ac94fdaf9fd30 100644
--- a/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/TunnelPool.java
+++ b/router/java/src/net/i2p/router/tunnelmanager/TunnelPool.java
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ class TunnelPool {
         return found;
     }
     
-    private static final int MAX_FAILURES_PER_TUNNEL = 2;
+    private static final int MAX_FAILURES_PER_TUNNEL = 0;
     
     public void tunnelFailed(TunnelId id) {
         if (!_isLive) return;