diff --git a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
index c5070a0..3e8ce09 100644
--- a/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
+++ b/src/http/ngx_http_upstream.c
@@ -981,6 +981,14 @@
     ngx_resolve_name_done(ctx);
     ur->ctx = NULL;
 
+    u->peer.start_time = ngx_current_msec;
+
+    if (u->conf->next_upstream_tries
+        && u->peer.tries > u->conf->next_upstream_tries)
+    {
+        u->peer.tries = u->conf->next_upstream_tries;
+    }
+
     ngx_http_upstream_connect(r, u);
 
 failed: