diff --git a/build/validate_links.rb b/build/validate_links.rb
index d20fd765..6aa4c569 100755
--- a/build/validate_links.rb
+++ b/build/validate_links.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ links.each do |link|
     rescue Errno::ECONNREFUSED
         fails.push("(CON): #{link}")
     rescue Errno::ECONNRESET
-        continue
+        next
     end
     progressbar.increment
 end