diff --git a/test/IXExponentialBackoffTest.cpp b/test/IXExponentialBackoffTest.cpp
index 74d15c72..417f84d6 100644
--- a/test/IXExponentialBackoffTest.cpp
+++ b/test/IXExponentialBackoffTest.cpp
@@ -29,7 +29,10 @@ namespace ix
             REQUIRE(calculateRetryWaitMilliseconds(20, 10000, 100) == 10000);
             REQUIRE(calculateRetryWaitMilliseconds(25, 10000, 100) == 10000);
             
-            // FIXME bug when retrycount > 25
+            // Things get special after 26 retries
+            REQUIRE(calculateRetryWaitMilliseconds(26, 10000, 100) == 10000);
+            REQUIRE(calculateRetryWaitMilliseconds(27, 10000, 100) == 10000);
+            REQUIRE(calculateRetryWaitMilliseconds(27, 10000, 100) == 10000);
         }
     }