Index: src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/HttpConnection.java =================================================================== --- src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/HttpConnection.java (revision 190386) +++ src/java/org/apache/commons/httpclient/HttpConnection.java (working copy) @@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ // assume the connection is not stale. isStale = false; try { - if (inputStream.available() == 0) { + if (inputStream.available() <= 0) { try { socket.setSoTimeout(1); inputStream.mark(1);