Grub, no count down after failed run, how to fix it

This default grub behavior could be very annoying especially with virtual machines running headless or whatever should stand up after failure. It could be fixed by modifying make_timeout () in /etc/grub.d/00_header: Original code: ****

make_timeout ()
{
    cat << EOF
if [ "\${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=-1
else
  set timeout=${2}
fi
EOF
}

**** here is how to fix it: ****

make_timeout ()
{
    cat << EOF
if [ "\${recordfail}" = 1 ]; then
  set timeout=${2}
else
  set timeout=${2}
fi
EOF
}

**** /I know it is a "secure programming" approach in terms of how this code looks like now... and yes, it is/ The original hint is taken from here: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?t=64857