diff --git a/src/common/contracts/ao-process.ts b/src/common/contracts/ao-process.ts
index f9a9f868..befd2872 100644
--- a/src/common/contracts/ao-process.ts
+++ b/src/common/contracts/ao-process.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class AOProcess implements AOContract {
           processId: this.processId,
         });
 
-        if (attempts === retries) {
+        if (attempts >= retries) {
           throw error;
         }
 
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ export class AOProcess implements AOContract {
           processId: this.processId,
         });
 
-        if (attempts === retries) {
+        if (attempts >= retries) {
           throw error;
         }