diff --git a/octodns_cloudflare/__init__.py b/octodns_cloudflare/__init__.py
index 8dbda3e..34a33dd 100644
--- a/octodns_cloudflare/__init__.py
+++ b/octodns_cloudflare/__init__.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def _try_request(self, *args, **kwargs):
                     'http 502 error encountered, pausing '
                     'for %ds and trying again, %d remaining',
                     self.retry_period,
-                    auth_tries,
+                    tries,
                 )
                 sleep(self.retry_period)