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-rw-r--r--discord/ext/tasks/__init__.py12
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/discord/ext/tasks/__init__.py b/discord/ext/tasks/__init__.py
index 7b2aface..ad52f549 100644
--- a/discord/ext/tasks/__init__.py
+++ b/discord/ext/tasks/__init__.py
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ class Loop:
except self._valid_exception as exc:
if not self.reconnect:
raise
- if self._stop_next_iteration:
- return
await asyncio.sleep(backoff.delay())
else:
if self._stop_next_iteration:
@@ -141,6 +139,16 @@ class Loop:
Unlike :meth:`cancel`\, this allows the task to finish its
current iteration before gracefully exiting.
+ .. note::
+
+ If the internal function raises an error that can be
+ handled before finishing then it will retry until
+ it succeeds.
+
+ If this is undesirable, either remove the error handling
+ before stopping via :meth:`clear_exception_types` or
+ use :meth:`cancel` instead.
+
.. versionadded:: 1.2
"""
if self._task and not self._task.done():