--- cups/http.c.orig	2012-10-01 11:51:02.000000000 +0200
+++ cups/http.c	2012-10-01 11:58:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -2250,6 +2250,19 @@
 int					/* O - 0 on success, non-zero on failure */
 httpReconnect(http_t *http)		/* I - Connection to server */
 {
+  return httpReconnectWithWait(http, 0);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * 'httpReconnect()' - Reconnect to a HTTP server.
+ */
+
+int					/* O - 0 on success, non-zero on failure */
+httpReconnectWithWait(
+    http_t *http,			/* I - Connection to server */
+    unsigned int seconds)		/* I - Number of seconds to wait between reconnect */
+{
   http_addrlist_t	*addr;		/* Connected address */
 #ifdef DEBUG
   http_addrlist_t	*current;	/* Current address */
@@ -2305,6 +2318,12 @@
   http->wused           = 0;
 
  /*
+  * Wait...
+  */
+  if (seconds > 0)
+    sleep(seconds);
+
+ /*
   * Connect to the server...
   */
 
--- cups/http.h.orig	2012-10-01 12:02:42.000000000 +0200
+++ cups/http.h	2012-10-01 12:03:07.000000000 +0200
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@
 extern int		httpPut(http_t *http, const char *uri);
 extern int		httpRead(http_t *http, char *buffer, int length) _CUPS_DEPRECATED;
 extern int		httpReconnect(http_t *http);
+extern int		httpReconnectWithWait(http_t *http, unsigned int seconds);
 extern void		httpSeparate(const char *uri, char *method,
 			             char *username, char *host, int *port,
 				     char *resource) _CUPS_DEPRECATED;
--- backend/ipp.c.orig	2012-10-01 11:59:32.000000000 +0200
+++ backend/ipp.c	2012-10-01 12:00:14.000000000 +0200
@@ -1705,7 +1705,6 @@
       * Do the request...
       */
 
-      httpReconnect(http);
       response   = cupsDoRequest(http, request, resource);
       ipp_status = cupsLastError();
 
@@ -1799,7 +1798,7 @@
       * Wait before polling again...
       */
 
-      sleep(delay);
+      httpReconnectWithWait(http, delay);
 
       delay = _cupsNextDelay(delay, &prev_delay);
     }