diff --git a/graphenecommon/aio/blockchain.py b/graphenecommon/aio/blockchain.py
index fe1f73a6..8ce0d86d 100644
--- a/graphenecommon/aio/blockchain.py
+++ b/graphenecommon/aio/blockchain.py
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ async def awaitTxConfirmation(self, transaction, limit=10):
                       transaction contented and thus identifies a transaction
                       uniquely.
         """
-        counter = 10
+        counter = 0
         async for block in self.blocks():
             counter += 1
             for tx in block["transactions"]: