diff --git a/telethon/helpers.py b/telethon/helpers.py
index 2460d0b1..89f52b56 100644
--- a/telethon/helpers.py
+++ b/telethon/helpers.py
@@ -102,12 +102,11 @@ def retry_range(retries, force_retry=True):
     infinite, otherwise it will end at `retries + 1`.
     """
 
-    # We need atleast one iteration even if the retries are 0
-    # when force_retry is True. 
-    if retries == 0 and force_retry:
-        yield 1
+    # We need at least one iteration even if the retries are 0
+    # when force_retry is True.
+    if force_retry:
+        retries+=1
 
-    # If retries are non 0 then iterate
     attempt = 0
     while attempt != retries:
         attempt += 1
diff --git a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
index e26be0b9..06f60506 100644
--- a/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
+++ b/telethon/network/mtprotosender.py
@@ -360,13 +360,14 @@ class MTProtoSender:
         retries = self._retries if self._auto_reconnect else 0
         
         attempt = 0
-        for attempt in retry_range(retries, False):
+        # We're already "retrying" to connect, so we don't want to force retries
+        for attempt in retry_range(retries, force_retry=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