diff --git a/aws/rust-runtime/aws-config/src/imds/client.rs b/aws/rust-runtime/aws-config/src/imds/client.rs
index 75fca7600b..8131415f4f 100644
--- a/aws/rust-runtime/aws-config/src/imds/client.rs
+++ b/aws/rust-runtime/aws-config/src/imds/client.rs
@@ -595,16 +595,14 @@ impl ClassifyRetry for ImdsResponseRetryClassifier {
                 // This catch-all includes successful responses that fail to parse. These should not be retried.
                 _ => RetryAction::NoActionIndicated,
             }
+        } else if self.retry_connect_timeouts {
+            RetryAction::server_error()
         } else {
-            if self.retry_connect_timeouts {
-                RetryAction::server_error()
-            } else {
-                // This is the default behavior.
-                // Don't retry timeouts for IMDS, or else it will take ~30 seconds for the default
-                // credentials provider chain to fail to provide credentials.
-                // Also don't retry non-responses.
-                RetryAction::NoActionIndicated
-            }
+            // This is the default behavior.
+            // Don't retry timeouts for IMDS, or else it will take ~30 seconds for the default
+            // credentials provider chain to fail to provide credentials.
+            // Also don't retry non-responses.
+            RetryAction::NoActionIndicated
         }
     }
 }