diff --git a/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java b/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java
index 0f1ed3b0c..db13e7e8f 100644
--- a/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java
+++ b/emailsync/src/com/android/emailsync/SyncManager.java
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ import android.net.NetworkInfo;
 import android.net.NetworkInfo.State;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
-import android.os.Debug;
 import android.os.Handler;
 import android.os.PowerManager;
 import android.os.PowerManager.WakeLock;
@@ -758,10 +757,10 @@ public abstract class SyncManager extends Service implements Runnable {
         }
 
         /**
-         * We double the holdDelay from 15 seconds through 4 mins
+         * We double the holdDelay from 15 seconds through 8 mins
          */
         void escalate() {
-            if (holdDelay < HOLD_DELAY_MAXIMUM) {
+            if (holdDelay <= HOLD_DELAY_MAXIMUM) {
                 holdDelay *= 2;
             }
             holdEndTime = System.currentTimeMillis() + holdDelay;
@@ -2195,6 +2194,7 @@ public abstract class SyncManager extends Service implements Runnable {
                         if (syncError != null) {
                             syncError.escalate();
                             log(m.mDisplayName + " held for " + syncError.holdDelay + "ms");
+                            return;
                         } else {
                             log(m.mDisplayName + " added to syncErrorMap, hold for 15s");
                         }