Index: trunk/ippTasks/diskbalance.pro
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--- trunk/ippTasks/diskbalance.pro	(revision 31644)
+++ trunk/ippTasks/diskbalance.pro	(revision 31854)
@@ -180,12 +180,10 @@
 
   task.exec
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec 5
+
     book npages balancePending -var N
     if ($NETWORK == 0) break
-    if ($N == 0)
-        periods -exec 5
-        break
-    end
-    # Reset the speed if we're doing something
-    periods -exec 0.5
+    if ($N == 0) break
 
     # look for new objects in balancePending
@@ -214,4 +212,5 @@
 	echo command $run
     end
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end