diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 395c23f01d..c458458ef1 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ RedisClient.prototype.connection_gone = function (why) {
         }
         return;
     }
-
-    if (this.retry_max_delay !== null && this.retry_delay > this.retry_max_delay) {
+    
+    if (this.retry_max_delay !== null && (this.retry_delay * this.retry_backoff) > this.retry_max_delay) {
         this.retry_delay = this.retry_max_delay;
     } else {
         this.retry_delay = Math.floor(this.retry_delay * this.retry_backoff);