diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 25c8347cc2..8524c58a40 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -4954,3 +4954,10 @@ Rom    22 May 2006
         
     lib/
         diagnostics_win.C
+
+David  23 May 2006
+	- core client: fix logic error involving the
+		"5 minutes of network after GUI RPC" thing.
+
+	client/
+		client_state.C
diff --git a/client/client_state.C b/client/client_state.C
index 051d289abc..058128b94b 100644
--- a/client/client_state.C
+++ b/client/client_state.C
@@ -476,8 +476,8 @@ bool CLIENT_STATE::poll_slow_events() {
     // if we've had a GUI RPC in last few minutes, relax the normal rules
     //
     if (gui_rpcs.got_recent_rpc(300)) {
-        network_suspend_reason &= !SUSPEND_REASON_USER_ACTIVE;
-        network_suspend_reason &= !SUSPEND_REASON_BATTERIES;
+        network_suspend_reason &= ~SUSPEND_REASON_USER_ACTIVE;
+        network_suspend_reason &= ~SUSPEND_REASON_BATTERIES;
     }
     if (network_suspend_reason) {
         if (!network_suspended) {