diff --git a/src/redfish/rest/v1.py b/src/redfish/rest/v1.py
index 837609f..3b03127 100644
--- a/src/redfish/rest/v1.py
+++ b/src/redfish/rest/v1.py
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ def _rest_request(self, path, method='GET', args=None, body=None,
             else:
                 break
 
-        if attempts <= self._max_retry:
+        if attempts <= max_retry:
             if LOGGER.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
                 headerstr = ''