diff --git a/acme/acme/client_test.py b/acme/acme/client_test.py
index 62555939c..5c9e44a2f 100644
--- a/acme/acme/client_test.py
+++ b/acme/acme/client_test.py
@@ -642,7 +642,9 @@ class ClientNetworkWithMockedResponseTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.wrapped_obj = mock.MagicMock()
         self.content_type = mock.sentinel.content_type
 
-        self.all_nonces = [jose.b64encode(b'Nonce'), jose.b64encode(b'Nonce2')]
+        self.all_nonces = [
+            jose.b64encode(b'Nonce'),
+            jose.b64encode(b'Nonce2'), jose.b64encode(b'Nonce3')]
         self.available_nonces = self.all_nonces[:]
 
         def send_request(*args, **kwargs):
@@ -690,7 +692,7 @@ class ClientNetworkWithMockedResponseTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.net._wrap_in_jws.assert_called_once_with(
             self.obj, jose.b64decode(self.all_nonces.pop()))
 
-        assert not self.available_nonces
+        self.available_nonces = []
         self.assertRaises(errors.MissingNonce, self.net.post,
                           'uri', self.obj, content_type=self.content_type)
         self.net._wrap_in_jws.assert_called_with(
@@ -706,6 +708,15 @@ class ClientNetworkWithMockedResponseTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertRaises(errors.BadNonce, self.net.post, 'uri',
                           self.obj, content_type=self.content_type)
 
+    def test_post_failed_retry(self):
+        check_response = mock.MagicMock()
+        check_response.side_effect = messages.Error.with_code('badNonce')
+
+        # pylint: disable=protected-access
+        self.net._check_response = check_response
+        self.assertRaises(messages.Error, self.net.post, 'uri',
+                          self.obj, content_type=self.content_type)
+
     def test_head_get_post_error_passthrough(self):
         self.send_request.side_effect = requests.exceptions.RequestException
         for method in self.net.head, self.net.get: