diff --git a/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js b/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
index 14a8ae73b..4ba90acdd 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
+++ b/lib/plugin/retryFailedStep.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const event = require('../event');
 const recorder = require('../recorder');
 const container = require('../container');
+const { log } = require('../output');
 
 const defaultConfig = {
   retries: 3,
@@ -99,7 +100,10 @@ module.exports = (config) => {
   config.when = when;
 
   event.dispatcher.on(event.step.started, (step) => {
-    if (process.env.TRY_TO) return;
+    if (process.env.TRY_TO === 'true') {
+      log('Info: RetryFailedStep plugin is disabled inside tryTo block');
+      return;
+    }
 
     // if a step is ignored - return
     for (const ignored of config.ignoredSteps) {
diff --git a/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js b/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js
index a81953ba1..bab387b37 100644
--- a/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js
+++ b/test/unit/plugin/retryFailedStep_test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 const { expect } = require('chai');
 
 const retryFailedStep = require('../../../lib/plugin/retryFailedStep');
+const tryTo = require('../../../lib/plugin/tryTo');
 const within = require('../../../lib/within');
 const session = require('../../../lib/session');
 const container = require('../../../lib/container');
@@ -37,6 +38,26 @@ describe('retryFailedStep', () => {
     return recorder.promise();
   });
 
+  it('should not retry failed step when tryTo plugin is enabled', async () => {
+    tryTo();
+    retryFailedStep({ retries: 2, minTimeout: 1 });
+    event.dispatcher.emit(event.test.before, {});
+    event.dispatcher.emit(event.step.started, { name: 'click' });
+
+    try {
+      let counter = 0;
+      await recorder.add(() => {
+        counter++;
+        if (counter < 3) {
+          throw new Error('Retry failed step is disabled when tryTo plugin is enabled');
+        }
+      }, undefined, undefined, true);
+      return recorder.promise();
+    } catch (e) {
+      expect(e.message).equal('Retry failed step is disabled when tryTo plugin is enabled');
+    }
+  });
+
   it('should not retry within', async () => {
     retryFailedStep({ retries: 1, minTimeout: 1 });
     event.dispatcher.emit(event.test.before, {});