diff --git a/checkin_notes b/checkin_notes
index 3da345ff96..ae7903f1f4 100755
--- a/checkin_notes
+++ b/checkin_notes
@@ -21400,3 +21400,14 @@ David  16 Dec 2004
             team_change_founder_action.php (new)
             team_change_founder_form.php (new)
             team_manage.php
+
+David  16 Dec 2004
+    - transitioner: if a result times out, update the hosts'
+        avg_turnaround (charge it with the full delay bound)
+    - scheduler: print work_req_seconds as a double, not int
+
+    db/
+        boinc_db.C,h
+    sched/
+        sched_send.C
+        transitioner.C
diff --git a/sched/sched_send.C b/sched/sched_send.C
index 666c7f50c0..c3452e96f8 100644
--- a/sched/sched_send.C
+++ b/sched/sched_send.C
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ int send_work(
 
     log_messages.printf(
         SCHED_MSG_LOG::NORMAL,
-        "[HOST#%d] got request for %d seconds of work; available disk %f GB\n",
+        "[HOST#%d] got request for %f seconds of work; available disk %f GB\n",
         reply.host.id, sreq.work_req_seconds, wreq.disk_available/1e9
     );
 
diff --git a/sched/transitioner.C b/sched/transitioner.C
index 979678d3c6..ed06adfb7d 100644
--- a/sched/transitioner.C
+++ b/sched/transitioner.C
@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ int result_suffix(char* name) {
     return 0;
 }
 
+// The given result just timed out.
+// update the host's avg_turnaround.
+//
+int penalize_host(int hostid, double delay_bound) {
+    DB_HOST host;
+    int retval = host.lookup_id(hostid);
+    if (retval) return retval;
+    if (host.avg_turnaround == 0) {
+        host.avg_turnaround = delay_bound;
+    } else {
+        host.avg_turnaround = .7*host.avg_turnaround + .3*delay_bound;
+    }
+    return host.update();
+}
+
 int handle_wu(
     DB_TRANSITIONER_ITEM_SET& transitioner,
     std::vector<TRANSITIONER_ITEM>& items
@@ -121,6 +136,7 @@ int handle_wu(
                         res_item.res_name, retval
                     );
                 }
+                penalize_host(res_item.res_hostid, wu_item.delay_bound);
                 nover++;
             } else {
                 ninprogress++;