diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index da3adbc..01be416 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+🐛 — Fix bug in retry_before_notification logic when success
+
 ## 0.7.2
 
 Date: 2025-01-24
diff --git a/argos/server/alerting.py b/argos/server/alerting.py
index 81b3a3d..d533ed4 100644
--- a/argos/server/alerting.py
+++ b/argos/server/alerting.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ def need_alert(
         # create notification of success immediately
         if (
             status == "success"
-            and task.contiguous_failures >= task.retry_before_notification
+            and task.contiguous_failures >= task.retry_before_notification + 1
         ):
             send_notif = True
             task.contiguous_failures = 0
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def need_alert(
                 task.contiguous_failures = task.retry_before_notification
             # Severity has not changed, but there has been enough failures
             # to create a notification
-            elif task.retry_before_notification + 1 == task.contiguous_failures:
+            elif task.contiguous_failures == task.retry_before_notification + 1:
                 send_notif = True
 
     return send_notif