diff --git a/pymodbus/client/base.py b/pymodbus/client/base.py
index 5c23acfe2..96b594e32 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/base.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/base.py
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ async def async_execute(self, request=None):
             resp = b"Broadcast write sent - no response expected"
         else:
             count = 0
-            while count < self.params.retries:
+            while count <= self.params.retries:
                 count += 1
                 try:
                     req = self._build_response(request.transaction_id)