diff --git a/doc/connection-backoff.md b/doc/connection-backoff.md
index 0e83d9b97f1..85cd5e258ed 100644
--- a/doc/connection-backoff.md
+++ b/doc/connection-backoff.md
@@ -26,9 +26,8 @@ ConnectWithBackoff()
          != SUCCESS)
     SleepUntil(current_deadline)
     current_backoff = Min(current_backoff * MULTIPLIER, MAX_BACKOFF)
-    current_deadline = now() + current_backoff +
-      UniformRandom(-JITTER * current_backoff, JITTER * current_backoff)
-
+    jitter = UniformRandom(-JITTER * current_backoff, JITTER * current_backoff)
+    current_deadline = now() + Min(current_backoff + jitter, MAX_BACKOFF)
 ```
 
 With specific parameters of