diff --git a/pam/pam_fprintd.c b/pam/pam_fprintd.c
index d6313c5..20e7975 100644
--- a/pam/pam_fprintd.c
+++ b/pam/pam_fprintd.c
@@ -433,6 +433,9 @@ do_verify (pam_handle_t *pamh,
 		data->max_tries--;
 	}
 
+	if (data->max_tries == 0)
+		ret = PAM_MAXTRIES;
+
 	sd_bus_slot_unref (verify_status_slot);
 	sd_bus_slot_unref (verify_finger_selected_slot);
 
diff --git a/tests/pam/test_pam_fprintd.py b/tests/pam/test_pam_fprintd.py
index 8022190..def88b2 100755
--- a/tests/pam/test_pam_fprintd.py
+++ b/tests/pam/test_pam_fprintd.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ PAM_SUCCESS = 0
 PAM_AUTH_ERR = 7
 PAM_AUTHINFO_UNAVAIL = 9
 PAM_USER_UNKNOWN = 10
+PAM_MAXTRIES = 11
 
 class TestPamFprintd(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
     '''Test pam_fprintd'''
@@ -127,7 +128,7 @@ class TestPamFprintd(dbusmock.DBusTestCase):
         ]
         self.device_mock.SetVerifyScript(script)
 
-        tc = pypamtest.TestCase(pypamtest.PAMTEST_AUTHENTICATE, expected_rv=PAM_AUTH_ERR)
+        tc = pypamtest.TestCase(pypamtest.PAMTEST_AUTHENTICATE, expected_rv=PAM_MAXTRIES)
         res = pypamtest.run_pamtest("toto", "fprintd-pam-test", [tc], [ 'unused' ])
 
         self.assertRegex(res.info[0], r'Swipe your left little finger across the fingerprint reader')