diff --git a/telethon/client/users.py b/telethon/client/users.py
index 0298adf2..5c806f5c 100644
--- a/telethon/client/users.py
+++ b/telethon/client/users.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class UserMethods:
 
         request_index = 0
         self._last_request = time.time()
-        attempt = 0
+        
         for attempt in retry_range(self._request_retries):
             try:
                 future = sender.send(request, ordered=ordered)
diff --git a/telethon/helpers.py b/telethon/helpers.py
index 8a86745a..2f726ec0 100644
--- a/telethon/helpers.py
+++ b/telethon/helpers.py
@@ -95,16 +95,19 @@ def strip_text(text, entities):
     return text
 
 
-def retry_range(retries, reconnect=False):
+def retry_range(retries, force_retry=True):
     """
     Generates an integer sequence starting from 1. If `retries` is
     not a zero or a positive integer value, the sequence will be
     infinite, otherwise it will end at `retries + 1`.
     """
 
-    if retries == 0 and not reconnect:
+    # We need atleast one iteration even if the retries are 0
+    # when force_retry is True. 
+    if retries == 0 and force_retry:
         yield 1
 
+    # If retries are non 0 then itetrate
     attempt = 0
     while attempt != retries:
         yield 1 + attempt
diff --git a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
index b95304e7..e26be0b9 100644
--- a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
+++ b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         self._log.info('Connecting to %s...', self._connection)
 
         connected = False
-        attempt = 0
+        
         for attempt in retry_range(self._retries):
             if not connected:
                 connected = await self._try_connect(attempt)
@@ -360,22 +360,24 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         retries = self._retries if self._auto_reconnect else 0
         
         attempt = 0
-        for attempt in retry_range(retries,reconnect=True):
+        for attempt in retry_range(retries, False):
             try:
                 await self._connect()
             except (IOError, asyncio.TimeoutError) as e:
                 last_error = e
                 self._log.info('Failed reconnection attempt %d with %s',
-                            attempt, e.__class__.__name__)
+                                attempt, e.__class__.__name__)
                 await asyncio.sleep(self._delay)
             except Exception as e:
                 last_error = e
                 self._log.exception('Unexpected exception reconnecting on '
                                     'attempt %d', attempt)
+
                 await asyncio.sleep(self._delay)
             else:
                 self._send_queue.extend(self._pending_state.values())
                 self._pending_state.clear()
+
                 if self._auto_reconnect_callback:
                     asyncio.get_event_loop().create_task(self._auto_reconnect_callback())
 
@@ -384,7 +386,6 @@ class MTProtoSender:
             self._log.error('Automatic reconnection failed %d time(s)', attempt)
             await self._disconnect(error=last_error.with_traceback(None))
 
-
     def _start_reconnect(self, error):
         """Starts a reconnection in the background."""
         if self._user_connected and not self._reconnecting: