diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 66ba45a5b7..6583f71448 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -8224,3 +8224,12 @@ Rom    7 Nov 2011
         workunit_running_image.png
         workunit_suspended_image.png
         workunit_waiting_image.png
+
+David  7 Nov 2011
+	- client: on transient upload failure, don't do start_xfer()
+		within PERS_FILE_XFER::transient_failure();
+		we're about to delete and free the FILE_XFER.
+		The transfer will be restarted in the next poll.
+
+	client/
+		pers_file_xfer.cpp
diff --git a/client/pers_file_xfer.cpp b/client/pers_file_xfer.cpp
index 3424507b43..cced84d090 100644
--- a/client/pers_file_xfer.cpp
+++ b/client/pers_file_xfer.cpp
@@ -335,9 +335,7 @@ void PERS_FILE_XFER::transient_failure(int retval) {
     //
 
     URL_LIST& ul = fip->get_url_list(is_upload);
-    if (ul.get_next_url()) {
-        start_xfer();
-    } else {
+    if (!ul.get_next_url()) {
         do_backoff();
     }
 }