diff --git a/twitch.py b/twitch.py
index 2f19001..487f163 100644
--- a/twitch.py
+++ b/twitch.py
@@ -923,7 +923,8 @@ class Twitch:
             kwargs["proxy"] = self.settings.proxy
         logger.debug(f"Request: ({method=}, {url=}, {kwargs=})")
         session_timeout = timedelta(seconds=session.timeout.total or 0)
-        for delay in ExponentialBackoff(maximum=3*60):
+        backoff = ExponentialBackoff(maximum=3*60)
+        for delay in backoff:
             if self.gui.close_requested:
                 raise ExitRequest()
             elif (
@@ -947,7 +948,7 @@ class Twitch:
                 self.print(_("error", "site_down").format(seconds=round(delay)))
             except (aiohttp.ClientConnectionError, asyncio.TimeoutError):
                 # just so that quick retries that often happen, aren't shown
-                if delay > 1:
+                if backoff.steps > 1:
                     self.print(_("error", "no_connection").format(seconds=round(delay)))
             finally:
                 if response is not None:
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index f9fa29d..c021c78 100644
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -195,8 +195,8 @@ class ExponentialBackoff:
         maximum: float = 300,
     ):
         if base <= 1:
-            raise ValueError("base has to be greater than 1")
-        self.exp: int = 0
+            raise ValueError("Base has to be greater than 1")
+        self.steps: int = 0
         self.base: float = float(base)
         self.shift: float = float(shift)
         self.maximum: float = float(maximum)
@@ -208,12 +208,16 @@ class ExponentialBackoff:
             self.variance_min = 1 - variance
             self.variance_max = 1 + variance
 
+    @property
+    def exp(self) -> int:
+        return max(0, self.steps - 1)
+
     def __iter__(self) -> abc.Iterator[float]:
         return self
 
     def __next__(self) -> float:
         value: float = (
-            pow(self.base, self.exp)
+            pow(self.base, self.steps)
             * random.uniform(self.variance_min, self.variance_max)
             + self.shift
         )
@@ -222,11 +226,11 @@ class ExponentialBackoff:
         # NOTE: variance can cause the returned value to be lower than the previous one already,
         # so this should be safe to move past the first return,
         # to prevent the exponent from getting very big after reaching max and many iterations
-        self.exp += 1
+        self.steps += 1
         return value
 
     def reset(self) -> None:
-        self.exp = 0
+        self.steps = 0
 
 
 class OrderedSet(MutableSet[_T]):