diff --git a/libs/remote_storage/src/azure_blob.rs b/libs/remote_storage/src/azure_blob.rs
index c89f50ef2b..9027a8bf55 100644
--- a/libs/remote_storage/src/azure_blob.rs
+++ b/libs/remote_storage/src/azure_blob.rs
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ impl RemoteStorage for AzureBlobStorage {
 
                 let next_item = next_item?;
 
-                if timeout_try_cnt >= 2 {
+                // Log a warning if we saw two timeouts in a row before a successful request
+                if timeout_try_cnt > 2 {
                     tracing::warn!("Azure Blob Storage list timed out and succeeded after {} tries", timeout_try_cnt);
                 }
                 timeout_try_cnt = 1;