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) {