diff --git a/auth2.c b/auth2.c
index d9b440a..ec0bf12 100644
--- a/auth2.c
+++ b/auth2.c
@@ -355,8 +355,9 @@ userauth_finish(Authctxt *authctxt, int authenticated, const char *method,
 		authctxt->success = 1;
 	} else {
 
-		/* Allow initial try of "none" auth without failure penalty */
-		if (!authctxt->server_caused_failure &&
+		/* Allow initial try of "none" auth without failure penalty
+		 * Partial succes is not failure */
+		if (!authctxt->server_caused_failure && !partial &&
 		    (authctxt->attempt > 1 || strcmp(method, "none") != 0))
 			authctxt->failures++;
 		if (authctxt->failures >= options.max_authtries) {