diff --git a/platypush/plugins/music/mpd/__init__.py b/platypush/plugins/music/mpd/__init__.py
index b35c128b63..da7c0660be 100644
--- a/platypush/plugins/music/mpd/__init__.py
+++ b/platypush/plugins/music/mpd/__init__.py
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ class MusicMpdPlugin(MusicPlugin):
             self.client.connect(self.host, self.port)
         return self.client
 
-    def _exec(self, method, n_tries=2, *args, **kwargs):
+    def _exec(self, method, *args, **kwargs):
+        n_tries = int(kwargs.pop('n_tries')) if 'n_tries' in kwargs else 1
         return_status = kwargs.pop('return_status') \
             if 'return_status' in kwargs else True
 
@@ -62,8 +63,9 @@ class MusicMpdPlugin(MusicPlugin):
             self.client = None
 
             if n_tries > 0:
-                return self._exec(method, n_tries=n_tries-1,
-                                  return_status=return_status, *args, **kwargs)
+                kwargs['return_status'] = return_status
+                kwargs['n_tries'] = n_tries-1
+                return self._exec(method, *args, **kwargs)
             else:
                 return (None, str(e))