[doc_checker] Fix parsing of the HTTP retry delay.

Test: compilation only.
Change-Id: I717121e8741e266e39cf5e83b506d715ce755c29
diff --git a/tools/doc_checker/lib/link_verifier.dart b/tools/doc_checker/lib/link_verifier.dart
index d59805f..854ead0 100644
--- a/tools/doc_checker/lib/link_verifier.dart
+++ b/tools/doc_checker/lib/link_verifier.dart
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@
         final http.Response response = await http.get(link.uri);
         final int code = response.statusCode;
         if (code == HttpStatus.tooManyRequests) {
-          final int delay = int.tryParse(response.headers['retry-after']) ?? 50;
+          final int delay =
+              int.tryParse(response.headers['retry-after'] ?? '') ?? 50;
           sleep(new Duration(milliseconds: delay));
           continue;
         }