diff --git a/src/mirall/folder.cpp b/src/mirall/folder.cpp
index d501f45cc..3bddf883a 100644
--- a/src/mirall/folder.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/folder.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ namespace Mirall {
 
 Folder::Folder(const QString &alias, const QString &path, QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent),
+      _errorCount(0),
       _path(path),
       _pollTimer(new QTimer(this)),
       _pollInterval(DEFAULT_POLL_INTERVAL_SEC),
@@ -112,13 +113,37 @@ void Folder::setPollInterval(int seconds)
     _pollInterval = seconds;
 }
 
+int Folder::errorCount()
+{
+  return _errorCount;
+}
+
+void Folder::resetErrorCount()
+{
+  _errorCount = 0;
+}
+
+void Folder::incrementErrorCount()
+{
+  // if the error count gets higher than three, the interval timer
+  // of the watcher is doubled.
+  _errorCount++;
+  if( _errorCount > 1 ) {
+    int interval = _watcher->eventInterval();
+    int newInt = 2*interval;
+    qDebug() << "Set new watcher interval to " << newInt;
+    _watcher->setEventInterval( newInt );
+    _errorCount = 0;
+  }
+}
+
 void Folder::evaluateSync(const QStringList &pathList)
 {
-    if (!_online && onlyOnlineEnabled()) {
-        qDebug() << "*" << alias() << "sync skipped, not online";
-        return;
-    }
-    startSync(pathList);
+  if (!_online && onlyOnlineEnabled()) {
+    qDebug() << "*" << alias() << "sync skipped, not online";
+    return;
+  }
+  startSync(pathList);
 }
 
 void Folder::slotPollTimerTimeout()
diff --git a/src/mirall/folder.h b/src/mirall/folder.h
index 2a3b3f3ce..f9669367c 100644
--- a/src/mirall/folder.h
+++ b/src/mirall/folder.h
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@ public:
     void setOnlyThisLANEnabled(bool enabled);
 
 
+    /**
+      * error counter, stop syncing after the counter reaches a certain
+      * number.
+      */
+    int errorCount();
+
+    void resetErrorCount();
+
+    void incrementErrorCount();
+
 protected:
     /**
      * The minimum amounts of seconds to wait before
@@ -108,6 +118,7 @@ signals:
 
 protected:
     FolderWatcher *_watcher;
+  int _errorCount;
 
 private:
 
diff --git a/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.cpp b/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.cpp
index aca4fd4e8..e8e0fe26e 100644
--- a/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.cpp
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ namespace Mirall {
                                const QString &secondPath,
                                QObject *parent)
       : Folder(alias, path, parent),
-      _SiteCopy(new QProcess(this)),
-      _syncCount(0)
+        _SiteCopy(new QProcess(this)),
+        _syncCount(0)
 {
     QObject::connect(_SiteCopy, SIGNAL(readyReadStandardOutput()),
                      SLOT(slotReadyReadStandardOutput()));
@@ -112,15 +112,19 @@ void SiteCopyFolder::slotFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus)
 
     if( exitCode == -1 ) {
         qDebug() << "Configuration Error, stop processing.";
-        emit( syncFinished( SyncResult( SyncResult::Error )));
+        SyncResult res( SyncResult::Error );
+        res.setErrorString( tr("Sitecopy configuration problem, check $HOME/.sitecopyrc"));
+        incrementErrorCount();
+        emit( syncFinished( res ));
     }
 
-    if( exitCode > 0 ) {
+    if( exitCode > 1 ) {
       // error has happened.
       QString out( _lastOutput );
       SyncResult res( SyncResult::Error );
       res.setErrorString( out );
       qDebug() << "An error happened: " << out;
+      incrementErrorCount();
       emit syncFinished( res );
       return;
     }
@@ -132,10 +136,7 @@ void SiteCopyFolder::slotFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus)
       startSiteCopy( "--update", Finish ); // update from owncloud
     } else if( _NextStep == Finish ) {
       qDebug() << "Finished!";
-
-      emit syncFinished((exitCode == -1 ) ?
-                        SyncResult(SyncResult::Error)
-                        : SyncResult(SyncResult::Success));
+      emit syncFinished( SyncResult(SyncResult::Success) );
       // mLocalChangesSeen = false;
     } else if( _NextStep == Status ) {
       startSiteCopy( "--flatlist", DisplayStatus );
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@ void SiteCopyFolder::slotFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus)
             // No update needed
             emit syncFinished( SyncResult( SyncResult::Success ) );
         } else {
-            qDebug() << "Got an invalid exit code " << exitCode;
+            qDebug() << "Got an unknown exit code " << exitCode;
             emit syncFinished( SyncResult( SyncResult::Error ) );
         }
     }
@@ -162,7 +163,7 @@ void SiteCopyFolder::analyzeStatus()
   QString out( _lastOutput );
   qDebug() << "Output: " << out;
 
-  mChangesHash.clear();
+  _ChangesHash.clear();
 
   QStringList items;
   QString action;
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ void SiteCopyFolder::analyzeStatus()
     }
     if( l.startsWith( "sectend|")) {
       action = l.mid(8);
-      mChangesHash.insert( action, items );
+      _ChangesHash.insert( action, items );
       items.clear();
     }
     if( l.startsWith( "item|" )) {
diff --git a/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.h b/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.h
index 0e2370aea..085d286fc 100644
--- a/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.h
+++ b/src/mirall/sitecopyfolder.h
@@ -62,11 +62,11 @@ private:
     QProcess *_SiteCopy;
     int _syncCount;
 
-    QByteArray _lastOutput;
-    QString _StatusString;
+    QByteArray    _lastOutput;
+    QString       _StatusString;
     SiteCopyState _NextStep;
-    QString _siteCopyAlias;
-    QHash<QString, QStringList>              mChangesHash;
+    QString       _siteCopyAlias;
+    QHash<QString, QStringList> _ChangesHash;
 
 };