diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
index 94ddbf6..c9ecded 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_file_cache.c
@@ -927,10 +927,13 @@
     }
 
     if (c->error) {
-        fcn->valid_sec = c->valid_sec;
-        fcn->valid_msec = c->valid_msec;
         fcn->error = c->error;
 
+        if (c->valid_sec) {
+            fcn->valid_sec = c->valid_sec;
+            fcn->valid_msec = c->valid_msec;
+        }
+
     } else if (!fcn->exists && fcn->count == 0 && c->min_uses == 1) {
         ngx_queue_remove(&fcn->queue);
         ngx_rbtree_delete(&cache->sh->rbtree, &fcn->node);