diff --git a/ext/typhoeus/typhoeus_multi.c b/ext/typhoeus/typhoeus_multi.c
index e73adcd4..2cb27dcb 100644
--- a/ext/typhoeus/typhoeus_multi.c
+++ b/ext/typhoeus/typhoeus_multi.c
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ static void multi_read_info(VALUE self, CURLM *multi_handle) {
       // this next bit is a horrible hack. For some reason my tests against a local server on my laptop
       // fail intermittently and return this result number. However, it will succeed if you try it a few
       // more times. Also noteworthy is that this doens't happen when hitting an external server. WTF?!
+
+      // Sandofsky says:
+      // This is caused by OS X first attempting to resolve using IPV6.
+      // Hack solution: connect to yourself with 127.0.0.1, not localhost
+      // http://curl.haxx.se/mail/tracker-2009-09/0018.html
       if (result == 7) {
         VALUE max_retries = rb_funcall(easy, rb_intern("max_retries?"), 0);
         if (max_retries != Qtrue) {
diff --git a/lib/typhoeus/easy.rb b/lib/typhoeus/easy.rb
index 7ac56d4b..3a4f31e3 100644
--- a/lib/typhoeus/easy.rb
+++ b/lib/typhoeus/easy.rb
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ def max_retries?
     end
     
     def reset
+      @retries = 0
       @response_code = 0
       @response_header = ""
       @response_body = ""