diff --git a/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py b/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py
index 7fa1e451..8b823456 100644
--- a/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py
+++ b/confluent_server/aiohmi/ipmi/oem/lenovo/nextscale.py
@@ -1036,6 +1036,7 @@ class SMMClient(object):
                         raise
                     tries += 1
                     continue
+                tries = 0
                 if status != 200:
                     raise Exception('Error applying firmware')
                 progdata = fromstring(progdata)