diff --git a/lib/retry.js b/lib/retry.js
index 5e85e79..40fe028 100644
--- a/lib/retry.js
+++ b/lib/retry.js
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ exports.timeouts = function(options) {
 
   var timeouts = [];
   for (var i = 0; i < opts.retries; i++) {
-    timeouts.push(this.createTimeout(i, opts));
+    timeouts.push(exports.createTimeout(i, opts));
   }
 
   if (options && options.forever && !timeouts.length) {
-    timeouts.push(this.createTimeout(i, opts));
+    timeouts.push(exports.createTimeout(i, opts));
   }
 
   // sort the array numerically ascending