diff --git a/tasks/afc_statistics.py b/tasks/afc_statistics.py
index f3f7578..070f385 100644
--- a/tasks/afc_statistics.py
+++ b/tasks/afc_statistics.py
@@ -519,9 +519,10 @@ class AFCStatistics(Task):
         try:
             content = res["query"]["pages"].values()[0]["revisions"][0]["*"]
         except KeyError:
-            if tries > 0:
-                sleep(5)
-                return self._get_revision_content(revid, tries=tries - 1)
+            if tries == 0:
+                raise KeyError()
+            sleep(5)
+            return self._get_revision_content(revid, tries=tries - 1)
         self.revision_cache[revid] = content
         return content