diff --git a/hetu-docs/en/admin/properties.md b/hetu-docs/en/admin/properties.md
index 966260256..8e9bc45b5 100644
--- a/hetu-docs/en/admin/properties.md
+++ b/hetu-docs/en/admin/properties.md
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ Exchanges transfer data between openLooKeng nodes for different stages of a quer
 > -   **Type:** `integer`
 > -   **Default value:** `10`
 >
-> The maximum number of retry for failed task performed by the coordinator before considering it as a permanent failure. This property is used only when exchange.is-timeout-failure-detection-enabled is set to false.
+> The maximum number of retry for failed task performed by the coordinator before considering it as a permanent failure. This property is used only when exchange.is-timeout-failure-detection-enabled is set to false. This value needs to be atleast 3 (minimum retry count) to take effect.
 
 ### `sink.max-buffer-size`
 
diff --git a/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/remotetask/Backoff.java b/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/remotetask/Backoff.java
index f66b0385d..ef2cde01e 100644
--- a/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/remotetask/Backoff.java
+++ b/presto-main/src/main/java/io/prestosql/server/remotetask/Backoff.java
@@ -75,14 +75,13 @@ public class Backoff
     public Backoff(int minTries, Duration maxFailureInterval, Ticker ticker, List<Duration> backoffDelayIntervals, int maxTries)
     {
         checkArgument(minTries > 0, "minTries must be at least 1");
-        checkArgument(maxTries > 0, "maxTries must be at least 1");
         requireNonNull(maxFailureInterval, "maxFailureInterval is null");
         requireNonNull(ticker, "ticker is null");
         requireNonNull(backoffDelayIntervals, "backoffDelayIntervals is null");
         checkArgument(!backoffDelayIntervals.isEmpty(), "backoffDelayIntervals must contain at least one entry");
 
         this.minTries = minTries;
-        this.maxTries = maxTries;
+        this.maxTries = (minTries < maxTries) ? maxTries : minTries;
         this.maxFailureIntervalNanos = maxFailureInterval.roundTo(NANOSECONDS);
         this.ticker = ticker;
         this.backoffDelayIntervalsNanos = backoffDelayIntervals.stream()
@@ -100,7 +99,7 @@ public class Backoff
         checkArgument(!backoffDelayIntervals.isEmpty(), "backoffDelayIntervals must contain at least one entry");
 
         this.minTries = minTries;
-        this.maxTries = minTries + MAX_RETRIES; // to guaranty higher max retry value when min retry is > MAX_RETRIES
+        this.maxTries = (minTries < MAX_RETRIES) ? MAX_RETRIES : minTries;
         this.maxFailureIntervalNanos = maxFailureInterval.roundTo(NANOSECONDS);
         this.ticker = ticker;
         this.backoffDelayIntervalsNanos = backoffDelayIntervals.stream()
@@ -136,10 +135,19 @@ public class Backoff
     {
         lastRequestStart = 0;
         firstFailureTime = 0;
-        failureCount = 0;
+        setFailureCount(0, false);
         lastFailureTime = 0;
     }
 
+    private synchronized void setFailureCount(int n, boolean isInc)
+    {
+        if (isInc) {
+            failureCount = failureCount + n;
+            return;
+        }
+        failureCount = n;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return true if max retry failed, now it is time to check node status from HeartbeatFailureDetector
      */
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@ public class Backoff
         long now = ticker.read();
 
         lastFailureTime = now;
-        failureCount++;
+        setFailureCount(1, true);
         if (lastRequestStart != 0) {
             failureRequestTimeTotal += now - lastRequestStart;
             lastRequestStart = 0;
@@ -160,11 +168,10 @@ public class Backoff
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (failureCount < minTries) {
+        if (getFailureCount() < minTries) {
             return false;
         }
-
-        return failureCount > maxTries;
+        return getFailureCount() >= maxTries;
     }
 
     /**
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ public class Backoff
         long now = ticker.read();
 
         lastFailureTime = now;
-        failureCount++;
+        setFailureCount(1, true);
         if (lastRequestStart != 0) {
             failureRequestTimeTotal += now - lastRequestStart;
             lastRequestStart = 0;
@@ -198,7 +205,7 @@ public class Backoff
             return false;
         }
 
-        if (failureCount < minTries) {
+        if (getFailureCount() < minTries) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -208,7 +215,7 @@ public class Backoff
 
     public synchronized long getBackoffDelayNanos()
     {
-        int tmpFailureCount = (int) min(backoffDelayIntervalsNanos.length, this.failureCount);
+        int tmpFailureCount = (int) min(backoffDelayIntervalsNanos.length, getFailureCount());
         if (tmpFailureCount == 0) {
             return 0;
         }
diff --git a/presto-main/src/test/java/io/prestosql/operator/TestHttpPageBufferClient.java b/presto-main/src/test/java/io/prestosql/operator/TestHttpPageBufferClient.java
index c9c0edc77..5a8b67deb 100644
--- a/presto-main/src/test/java/io/prestosql/operator/TestHttpPageBufferClient.java
+++ b/presto-main/src/test/java/io/prestosql/operator/TestHttpPageBufferClient.java
@@ -459,9 +459,9 @@ public class TestHttpPageBufferClient
         assertEquals(callback.getPages().size(), 0);
         assertEquals(callback.getCompletedRequests(), 11);
         assertEquals(callback.getFinishedBuffers(), 0);
-        assertEquals(callback.getFailedBuffers(), 1);
+        assertEquals(callback.getFailedBuffers(), 2);
         assertInstanceOf(callback.getFailure(), PageTransportTimeoutException.class);
-        assertContains(callback.getFailure().getMessage(), WORKER_NODE_ERROR + " (http://localhost:8080/0 - 11 failures,");
+        assertContains(callback.getFailure().getMessage(), WORKER_NODE_ERROR + " (http://localhost:8080/0 - 10 failures,");
         assertStatus(client, location, "queued", 0, 11, 11, 11, "not scheduled");
     }