diff --git a/trytond/trytond/protocols/dispatcher.py b/trytond/trytond/protocols/dispatcher.py
index 3fb11efe62..e71374f4d2 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/protocols/dispatcher.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/protocols/dispatcher.py
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def _dispatch(request, pool, *args, **kwargs):
     transaction_extras = {}
     while True:
         if count:
-            time.sleep(0.02 * (retry - count))
+            time.sleep(0.02 * count)
         with Transaction().start(
                 pool.database_name, user,
                 readonly=rpc.readonly, timeout=rpc.timeout,
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/protocols/wrappers.py b/trytond/trytond/protocols/wrappers.py
index 85ea999b49..9b5140899b 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/protocols/wrappers.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/protocols/wrappers.py
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ def with_transaction(readonly=None, user=0, context=None, timeout=None):
             transaction_extras = {}
             while True:
                 if count:
-                    time.sleep(0.02 * (retry - count))
+                    time.sleep(0.02 * count)
                 with Transaction().start(
                         pool.database_name, user_, readonly=readonly_,
                         context=context_, timeout=timeout,
diff --git a/trytond/trytond/worker.py b/trytond/trytond/worker.py
index ab85f1427b..57322fed86 100644
--- a/trytond/trytond/worker.py
+++ b/trytond/trytond/worker.py
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ def run_task(pool, task_id):
         transaction_extras = {}
         while True:
             if count:
-                time.sleep(0.02 * (retry - count))
+                time.sleep(0.02 * count)
             with Transaction().start(
                     pool.database_name, 0,
                     **transaction_extras) as transaction: