diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c
index e67202868e8..85906b59614 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_recvreq.c
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ static int mca_pml_ob1_recv_request_get_frag_failed (mca_pml_ob1_rdma_frag_t *fr
         }
     }
 
-    if (++frag->retries < mca_pml_ob1.rdma_retries_limit &&
+    if (frag->retries < mca_pml_ob1.rdma_retries_limit &&
         OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE == rc) {
         OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mca_pml_ob1.lock);
         opal_list_append(&mca_pml_ob1.rdma_pending, (opal_list_item_t*)frag);
diff --git a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.c b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.c
index 481bffc41fc..0dd246917c0 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/pml/ob1/pml_ob1_sendreq.c
@@ -1275,30 +1275,31 @@ static void mca_pml_ob1_send_request_put_frag_failed (mca_pml_ob1_rdma_frag_t *f
     mca_pml_ob1_send_request_t* sendreq = (mca_pml_ob1_send_request_t *) frag->rdma_req;
     mca_bml_base_btl_t *bml_btl = frag->rdma_bml;
 
-    if (++frag->retries < mca_pml_ob1.rdma_retries_limit && OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE == rc) {
+    if (frag->retries < mca_pml_ob1.rdma_retries_limit && OMPI_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE == rc) {
         /* queue the frag for later if there was a resource error */
         OPAL_THREAD_LOCK(&mca_pml_ob1.lock);
         opal_list_append(&mca_pml_ob1.rdma_pending, (opal_list_item_t*)frag);
         OPAL_THREAD_UNLOCK(&mca_pml_ob1.lock);
-    } else {
+        return;
+    }
+
 #if OPAL_ENABLE_FT
-        if(!ompi_proc_is_active(sendreq->req_send.req_base.req_proc)) {
-            return;
-        }
-#endif /* OPAL_ENABLE_FT */
-        /* tell receiver to deregister memory */
-        mca_pml_ob1_send_fin (sendreq->req_send.req_base.req_proc, bml_btl,
-                              frag->rdma_hdr.hdr_rdma.hdr_frag, 0, MCA_BTL_NO_ORDER,
-                              OPAL_ERR_TEMP_OUT_OF_RESOURCE);
-
-        /* send fragment by copy in/out */
-        mca_pml_ob1_send_request_copy_in_out(sendreq, frag->rdma_hdr.hdr_rdma.hdr_rdma_offset,
-                                             frag->rdma_length);
-        /* if a pointer to a receive request is not set it means that
-         * ACK was not yet received. Don't schedule sends before ACK */
-        if (NULL != sendreq->req_recv.pval)
-            mca_pml_ob1_send_request_schedule (sendreq);
+    if(!ompi_proc_is_active(sendreq->req_send.req_base.req_proc)) {
+        return;
     }
+#endif /* OPAL_ENABLE_FT */
+    /* tell receiver to deregister memory */
+    mca_pml_ob1_send_fin (sendreq->req_send.req_base.req_proc, bml_btl,
+                          frag->rdma_hdr.hdr_rdma.hdr_frag, 0, MCA_BTL_NO_ORDER,
+                          OPAL_ERR_TEMP_OUT_OF_RESOURCE);
+
+    /* send fragment by copy in/out */
+    mca_pml_ob1_send_request_copy_in_out(sendreq, frag->rdma_hdr.hdr_rdma.hdr_rdma_offset,
+                                         frag->rdma_length);
+    /* if a pointer to a receive request is not set it means that
+     * ACK was not yet received. Don't schedule sends before ACK */
+    if (NULL != sendreq->req_recv.pval)
+        mca_pml_ob1_send_request_schedule (sendreq);
 }
 
 /**