diff --git a/internal/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go b/internal/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go
index 47285052e622..fecd6e656e7b 100644
--- a/internal/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go
+++ b/internal/resolver/dns/dns_resolver_test.go
@@ -626,13 +626,17 @@ func (s) TestDNSResolver_ExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 					}
 				}
 
+				if i == retries-1 {
+					// Update resolver.ClientConn to not return an error
+					// anymore before last resolution retry to ensure that
+					// last resolution attempt doesn't back off.
+					returnNilErr.Store(true)
+				}
+
 				// Unblock the DNS resolver's backoff by pushing the current time.
 				timeChan <- time.Now()
 			}
 
-			// Update resolver.ClientConn to not return an error anymore.
-			returnNilErr.Store(true)
-
 			// Unblock the DNS resolver's backoff, if ongoing, while we set the
 			// test clientConn to not return an error anymore.
 			select {