diff --git a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/helpers/ExponentialBackoff.java b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/helpers/ExponentialBackoff.java
index a735382b9..4d3e28cc0 100644
--- a/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/helpers/ExponentialBackoff.java
+++ b/implementation/src/main/java/io/smallrye/mutiny/helpers/ExponentialBackoff.java
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public static Function<Multi<Throwable>, Publisher<Long>> randomExponentialBacko
         AtomicInteger index = new AtomicInteger();
         return t -> t
                 .onItem().transformToUni(failure -> {
-                    int iteration = index.incrementAndGet();
+                    int iteration = index.getAndIncrement();
                     Duration delay = getNextDelay(firstBackoff, maxBackoff, jitterFactor, iteration);
 
                     long checkTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + delay.toMillis();