diff --git a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
index 039b7d2f6..961a1b5bc 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/aws/provider/awsProvider.js
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const constants = {
 
 PromiseQueue.configure(BbPromise.Promise);
 
-const MAX_RETRIES = Math.min(Number(process.env.SLS_AWS_REQUEST_MAX_RETRIES), 0) || 4;
+const MAX_RETRIES = Math.max(Number(process.env.SLS_AWS_REQUEST_MAX_RETRIES), 0) || 4;
 
 const impl = {
   /**