diff --git a/lib/Helpers.js b/lib/Helpers.js
index 739453213..59b116e38 100644
--- a/lib/Helpers.js
+++ b/lib/Helpers.js
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ class Helpers {
     const { method, body, index, ...querystring } = params
 
     let response = null
-    for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
+    for (let i = 0; i <= maxRetries; i++) {
       response = await this[kClient].search(params, options)
       if (response.statusCode !== 429) break
       await sleep(wait)
@@ -99,9 +99,10 @@ class Helpers {
         break
       }
 
-      for (let i = 0; i < maxRetries; i++) {
+      for (let i = 0; i <= maxRetries; i++) {
         response = await this[kClient].scroll({
-          ...querystring,
+          scroll: querystring.scroll,
+          rest_total_hits_as_int: querystring.rest_total_hits_as_int || querystring.restTotalHitsAsInt,
           body: { scroll_id }
         }, options)
         if (response.statusCode !== 429) break
diff --git a/test/unit/helpers/scroll.test.js b/test/unit/helpers/scroll.test.js
index 5571265de..f94960017 100644
--- a/test/unit/helpers/scroll.test.js
+++ b/test/unit/helpers/scroll.test.js
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ test('Scroll search (retry)', async t => {
 })
 
 test('Scroll search (retry throws and maxRetries)', async t => {
+  const maxRetries = 5
+  const expectedAttempts = maxRetries + 1
   var count = 0
   const MockConnection = connection.buildMockConnection({
     onRequest (params) {
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ test('Scroll search (retry throws and maxRetries)', async t => {
   const client = new Client({
     node: 'http://localhost:9200',
     Connection: MockConnection,
-    maxRetries: 5
+    maxRetries
   })
 
   const scrollSearch = client.helpers.scrollSearch({
@@ -175,11 +177,13 @@ test('Scroll search (retry throws and maxRetries)', async t => {
   } catch (err) {
     t.true(err instanceof errors.ResponseError)
     t.strictEqual(err.statusCode, 429)
-    t.strictEqual(count, 5)
+    t.strictEqual(count, expectedAttempts)
   }
 })
 
 test('Scroll search (retry throws later)', async t => {
+  const maxRetries = 5
+  const expectedAttempts = maxRetries + 1
   var count = 0
   const MockConnection = connection.buildMockConnection({
     onRequest (params) {
@@ -226,7 +230,7 @@ test('Scroll search (retry throws later)', async t => {
   } catch (err) {
     t.true(err instanceof errors.ResponseError)
     t.strictEqual(err.statusCode, 429)
-    t.strictEqual(count, 5)
+    t.strictEqual(count, expectedAttempts)
   }
 })
 
@@ -234,7 +238,12 @@ test('Scroll search documents', async t => {
   var count = 0
   const MockConnection = connection.buildMockConnection({
     onRequest (params) {
-      t.strictEqual(params.querystring, 'filter_path=hits.hits._source%2C_scroll_id&scroll=1m')
+      if (count === 0) {
+        t.strictEqual(params.querystring, 'filter_path=hits.hits._source%2C_scroll_id&scroll=1m')
+      } else {
+        t.strictEqual(params.querystring, 'scroll=1m')
+        t.strictEqual(params.body, '{"scroll_id":"id"}')
+      }
       return {
         body: {
           _scroll_id: count === 3 ? undefined : 'id',
@@ -271,3 +280,78 @@ test('Scroll search documents', async t => {
     }
   }
 })
+
+test('Should not retry if maxRetries = 0', async t => {
+  const maxRetries = 0
+  const expectedAttempts = 1
+  var count = 0
+  const MockConnection = connection.buildMockConnection({
+    onRequest (params) {
+      count += 1
+      return { body: {}, statusCode: 429 }
+    }
+  })
+
+  const client = new Client({
+    node: 'http://localhost:9200',
+    Connection: MockConnection,
+    maxRetries
+  })
+
+  const scrollSearch = client.helpers.scrollSearch({
+    index: 'test',
+    body: { foo: 'bar' }
+  }, {
+    wait: 10,
+    ignore: [404]
+  })
+
+  try {
+    for await (const result of scrollSearch) { // eslint-disable-line
+      t.fail('we should not be here')
+    }
+  } catch (err) {
+    t.true(err instanceof errors.ResponseError)
+    t.strictEqual(err.statusCode, 429)
+    t.strictEqual(count, expectedAttempts)
+  }
+})
+
+test('Fix querystring for scroll search', async t => {
+  var count = 0
+  const MockConnection = connection.buildMockConnection({
+    onRequest (params) {
+      if (count === 0) {
+        t.strictEqual(params.querystring, 'size=1&scroll=1m')
+      } else {
+        t.strictEqual(params.querystring, 'scroll=1m')
+      }
+      return {
+        body: {
+          _scroll_id: count === 3 ? undefined : 'id',
+          hits: {
+            hits: [
+              { _source: { val: count } }
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  const client = new Client({
+    node: 'http://localhost:9200',
+    Connection: MockConnection
+  })
+
+  const scrollSearch = client.helpers.scrollSearch({
+    index: 'test',
+    size: 1,
+    body: { foo: 'bar' }
+  })
+
+  for await (const response of scrollSearch) {
+    t.strictEqual(response.body.hits.hits.length, 1)
+    count += 1
+  }
+})