diff --git a/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-create-loadabalancer-listeners-pools-members.py b/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-create-loadabalancer-listeners-pools-members.py
index ac853302c..826bcfddf 100644
--- a/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-create-loadabalancer-listeners-pools-members.py
+++ b/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-create-loadabalancer-listeners-pools-members.py
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ class OctaviaCreateLoadbalancerListenersPoolsMembers(vm_utils.VMScenario,
                 except exceptions.OctaviaClientException as e:
                     # retry for 409 return code
                     if e.code == 409:
-                        attempts += attempts
+                        attempts += 1
                         time.sleep(120)
                         self.octavia.wait_for_loadbalancer_prov_status(lb)
                         continue
diff --git a/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-fully-populated-loadbalancer.py b/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-fully-populated-loadbalancer.py
index e8808a752..564b79a7b 100644
--- a/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-fully-populated-loadbalancer.py
+++ b/rally/rally-plugins/octavia/octavia-fully-populated-loadbalancer.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class OctaviaFullyPopulatedLoadbalancer(vm_utils.VMScenario, neutron_utils.Neutr
                 LOG.info("cmd: {}, stdout:{}".format(cmd, stdout_test))
                 if test_exitcode != 0 and stdout_test != 1:
                     LOG.error("ERROR with HTTP response {}".format(cmd))
-                    attempts += attempts
+                    attempts += 1
                     time.sleep(30)
                 else:
                     LOG.info("cmd: {} succesful".format(cmd))