diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 9d2327b..2fcfaca 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -1,25 +1,90 @@
 use core::time::Duration;
 use std::thread::sleep;
 
-const RETRY_INTERVAL_MSEC: u64 = 1000;
-
+/// Retries the supplied function until it returns `Ok` or the supplied maximum
+/// retry limit is reached.
+///
+/// # Examples
+///
+/// ```rust
+/// use std::{fs, io};
+/// use ue_rs::retry_loop;
+/// use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+/// use std::path::Path;
+///
+/// fn read_possibly_extant_file<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<String> {
+///     let file_path = Path::new(path.as_ref());
+///
+///     if file_path.exists() {
+///         fs::read_to_string(file_path)
+///     } else {
+///         Err(io::Error::new(io::ErrorKind::NotFound, io::Error::last_os_error()))
+///     }
+/// }
+///
+/// let result = retry_loop(|| read_possibly_extant_file("might_exist.txt"), 3);
+/// ```
 pub fn retry_loop<F, T, E>(mut func: F, max_tries: u32) -> Result<T, E>
 where
     F: FnMut() -> Result<T, E>,
 {
-    let mut tries = 0;
+    const RETRY_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_millis(1000);
 
-    loop {
+    for _ in 0..max_tries - 1 {
         match func() {
-            ok @ Ok(_) => return ok,
-            err @ Err(_) => {
-                tries += 1;
-
-                if tries >= max_tries {
-                    return err;
-                }
-                sleep(Duration::from_millis(RETRY_INTERVAL_MSEC));
-            }
+            Ok(ret) => return Ok(ret),
+            Err(_) => sleep(RETRY_INTERVAL),
         }
     }
+
+    func()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use std::cell::Cell;
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_success_first_try() {
+        let res: Result<(), ()> = retry_loop(|| Ok(()), 3);
+        assert_eq!(res, Ok(()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_first_try() {
+        let res: Result<i32, ()> = retry_loop(|| Err(()), 3);
+        assert_eq!(res, Err(()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_success_after_some_retries() {
+        let attempts = Cell::new(0);
+
+        let mut func = || {
+            let current: u8 = attempts.get();
+            attempts.set(current.wrapping_add(1));
+            if current < 2 {
+                Err(())
+            } else {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        };
+
+        let res = retry_loop(&mut func, 5);
+        assert_eq!(res, Ok(()));
+        assert_eq!(attempts.get(), 3);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_fail_after_max_tries() {
+        let attempts = Cell::new(0);
+        let mut func = || {
+            attempts.set(attempts.get() + 1);
+            Err(())
+        };
+        let res: Result<(), ()> = retry_loop(&mut func, 5);
+        assert_eq!(res, Err(()));
+        assert_eq!(attempts.get(), 5);
+    }
 }