diff --git a/client/rpc_client.go b/client/rpc_client.go
index 1b37155c59..f529af321d 100644
--- a/client/rpc_client.go
+++ b/client/rpc_client.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func (r *rpcClient) Call(ctx context.Context, request Request, response interfac
 	ch := make(chan error, callOpts.Retries)
 	var gerr error
 
-	for i := 0; i < callOpts.Retries; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i <= callOpts.Retries; i++ {
 		go func() {
 			ch <- call(i)
 		}()
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ func (r *rpcClient) Stream(ctx context.Context, request Request, opts ...CallOpt
 	ch := make(chan response, callOpts.Retries)
 	var grr error
 
-	for i := 0; i < callOpts.Retries; i++ {
+	for i := 0; i <= callOpts.Retries; i++ {
 		go func() {
 			s, err := call(i)
 			ch <- response{s, err}
diff --git a/client/rpc_client_test.go b/client/rpc_client_test.go
index 9e5c87b44c..fde49ffc5e 100644
--- a/client/rpc_client_test.go
+++ b/client/rpc_client_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package client
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -56,6 +57,46 @@ func TestCallAddress(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func TestCallRetry(t *testing.T) {
+	service := "test.service"
+	method := "Test.Method"
+	address := "10.1.10.1:8080"
+
+	var called int
+
+	wrap := func(cf CallFunc) CallFunc {
+		return func(ctx context.Context, addr string, req Request, rsp interface{}, opts CallOptions) error {
+			called++
+			if called == 1 {
+				return errors.New("retry request")
+			}
+
+			// don't do the call
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	r := mock.NewRegistry()
+	c := NewClient(
+		Registry(r),
+		WrapCall(wrap),
+	)
+	c.Options().Selector.Init(selector.Registry(r))
+
+	req := c.NewRequest(service, method, nil)
+
+	// test calling remote address
+	if err := c.Call(context.Background(), req, nil, WithAddress(address)); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("call with address error", err)
+	}
+
+	// num calls
+	if called < c.Options().CallOptions.Retries+1 {
+		t.Fatal("request not retried")
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCallWrapper(t *testing.T) {
 	var called bool
 	id := "test.1"