diff --git a/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py b/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py
index 4e5ac04c3bf..9715d9e9f10 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/recorder/core.py
@@ -958,7 +958,9 @@ class Recorder(threading.Thread):
                     self.db_retry_wait,
                 )
             tries += 1
-            time.sleep(self.db_retry_wait)
+
+            if tries <= self.db_max_retries:
+                time.sleep(self.db_retry_wait)
 
         return False