diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/strategy/internal/DeleteAllKeysInList.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/strategy/internal/DeleteAllKeysInList.java
index 52e02e346b..7da98da1a6 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/strategy/internal/DeleteAllKeysInList.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/strategy/internal/DeleteAllKeysInList.java
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ public class DeleteAllKeysInList implements ClearListStrategy, ClearContainerStr
 
          if (!exceptions.isEmpty()) {
             ++numErrors;
+            if (numErrors == maxErrors) {
+               break;
+            }
             retryHandler.imposeBackoffExponentialDelay(numErrors, message);
             continue;
          }