Index: modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h	(revision 1904509)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy.h	(working copy)
@@ -354,6 +354,8 @@
 
 #define PROXY_WORKER_IS_HCFAILED(f)   ( (f)->s->status &  PROXY_WORKER_HC_FAIL )
 
+#define PROXY_WORKER_IS_ERROR(f)   ( (f)->s->status &  PROXY_WORKER_IN_ERROR )
+
 #define PROXY_WORKER_IS(f, b)   ( (f)->s->status & (b) )
 
 /* default worker retry timeout in seconds */
Index: modules/proxy/mod_proxy_hcheck.c
===================================================================
--- modules/proxy/mod_proxy_hcheck.c	(revision 1904509)
+++ modules/proxy/mod_proxy_hcheck.c	(working copy)
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@
                          (int)hc->s->method);
     }
     /* what state are we in ? */
-    else if (PROXY_WORKER_IS_HCFAILED(worker)) {
+    else if (PROXY_WORKER_IS_HCFAILED(worker) || PROXY_WORKER_IS_ERROR(worker)) {
         if (rv == APR_SUCCESS) {
             worker->s->pcount += 1;
             if (worker->s->pcount >= worker->s->passes) {