diff --git a/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod b/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod
index 4951119ab6b22f09f976c3abef7bae6cbd0da00b..4d19bf74ac0bcab6bed0c28c6ba2edf0dca7f655 100644
--- a/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod
+++ b/lib/modules/Protocols.pmod/NNTP.pmod
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class client
     foreach(read_body_lines(),string line)
       {
 	object o=Group();
-	if(sscanf(line,"%s %d %d",o->group,o->max,o->min)==4)
+	if(sscanf(line,"%s %d %d",o->group,o->max,o->min)==3)
 	  ret+=({o});
       }