diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 1018e9ba4d..44922b4190 100644
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -2607,3 +2607,10 @@ David  13 Mar 2012
 
     sched/
         sched_send.cpp,h
+
+David  13 Mar 2012
+    - transitioner: don't clear a WU's HR and HAV class if there are
+        timed-out instances; they could still be returned.
+
+    sched/
+        transitioner.cpp
diff --git a/sched/transitioner.cpp b/sched/transitioner.cpp
index 9c97516ffa..a32d93e694 100644
--- a/sched/transitioner.cpp
+++ b/sched/transitioner.cpp
@@ -330,11 +330,14 @@ int handle_wu(
         wu_item.error_mask |= WU_ERROR_COULDNT_SEND_RESULT;
     }
 
-    // if WU has results with errors and no success yet,
+    // if WU has results with errors and there are no results that are
+    // - successful
+    // - in progress
+    // - timed out (but could still be returned)
     // reset homogeneous redundancy class to give other platforms a try;
     // also reset app version ID if using HAV
     //
-    if (nerrors && !(nsuccess || ninprogress)) {
+    if (nerrors && !(nsuccess || ninprogress || nno_reply)) {
         wu_item.hr_class = 0;
         wu_item.app_version_id = 0;
     }