diff --git a/client/app.C b/client/app.C
index 2bdecfc160..eb5b10d6af 100644
--- a/client/app.C
+++ b/client/app.C
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ void ACTIVE_TASK::cleanup_task() {
             );
         }
         app_client_shm.shm = NULL;
+        gstate.retry_shmem_time = 0;
     }
 
     if (gstate.exit_after_finish) {