diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c101966..2735dc6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@squeebot/core",
-  "version": "3.1.0",
+  "version": "3.1.1",
   "description": "Squeebot v3 core for the execution environment",
   "main": "lib/index.js",
   "module": "lib/",
diff --git a/src/common/http.ts b/src/common/http.ts
index 893abdd..e07375f 100644
--- a/src/common/http.ts
+++ b/src/common/http.ts
@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ export function httpGET(
   restrictToText = true,
   saveTo?: string,
   lback?: number): Promise<any> {
-  if (lback && lback >= 4) {
-    throw new Error('infinite loop!');
-  }
 
   const parsed = url.parse(link);
   const opts = {
@@ -35,6 +32,10 @@ export function httpGET(
 
   const httpModule = parsed.protocol === 'https:' ? https : http;
   return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    if (lback && lback >= 5) {
+      return reject(new Error('infinite loop!'));
+    }
+
     const req = httpModule.get(opts, (res) => {
       if (res.statusCode === 302 || res.statusCode === 301) {
         if (!lback) {