diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 387961d28..bc3843bee 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2003-11-09  Frederic De Jaeger  <dejaeger@free.fr>
+
+	* Source/GSFileHandle.m ([GSFileHandle
+	-initAsClientInBackgroundAtAddress:service:protocol:forModes:]):
+	the boolean 'beenHere' must be declared static.  Fixing it.
+
 2003-11-06  David Ayers  <d.ayers@inode.at>
 
 	* Source/GSPrivate.h (GS_REPLACE_CONSTANT_STRING): New macro.
diff --git a/Source/GSFileHandle.m b/Source/GSFileHandle.m
index c58c2321f..35229e37a 100644
--- a/Source/GSFileHandle.m
+++ b/Source/GSFileHandle.m
@@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ NSString * const GSSOCKSRecvAddr = @"GSSOCKSRecvAddr";
 {
   static NSString	*esocks = nil;
   static NSString	*dsocks = nil;
-  BOOL			beenHere = NO;
+  static BOOL		beenHere = NO;
   SOCKET		net;
   struct sockaddr_in	sin;
   NSString		*shost = nil;