Index: src/main/java/com/progress/hudson/BuildItem.java
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--- src/main/java/com/progress/hudson/BuildItem.java	(revision 14467)
+++ src/main/java/com/progress/hudson/BuildItem.java	(working copy)
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
   }
 
   private void setRetriesLeft(Integer retriesLeft) {
-    if(this.retriesLeft!=-1){
+    if(retriesLeft!=-1){
       //only set if not infinite (-1)
       this.retriesLeft = retriesLeft;
     }
Index: src/test/java/com/progress/hudson/BuildItemTest.java
===================================================================
--- src/test/java/com/progress/hudson/BuildItemTest.java	(revision 0)
+++ src/test/java/com/progress/hudson/BuildItemTest.java	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.progress.hudson;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class BuildItemTest {
+
+	@Test
+	public void readyForBuild_rebuildImmediatelyOneTime_shouldRebuildOnceAndThenStop() {
+		//Configure buildItem to rebuild immediately, one time.
+		BuildItem buildItem = new BuildItem(null,0,1);		
+		
+		//First time around, the buildItem should rebuild
+		assertTrue(buildItem.readyForBuild());
+		
+		//Second time around, it should not rebuild
+		assertFalse(buildItem.readyForBuild());		
+	}
+
+}