irb->scsw.cstat == 0 &&
                 !irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons)
                era = dasd_era_none;
-       else if (!test_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_USE_ERP, &cqr->flags))
-               era = dasd_era_fatal; /* don't recover this request */
        else if (irb->esw.esw0.erw.cons)
                era = device->discipline->examine_error(cqr, irb);
        else
                                cqr->status = DASD_CQR_FAILED;
                                cqr->stopclk = get_clock();
                        } else {
-                               if (cqr->irb.esw.esw0.erw.cons) {
+                               if (cqr->irb.esw.esw0.erw.cons &&
+                                   test_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_USE_ERP,
+                                            &cqr->flags)) {
                                        erp_fn = device->discipline->
                                                erp_action(cqr);
                                        erp_fn(cqr);
 
        cqr->device = device;
        clear_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_USE_ERP, &cqr->flags);
        set_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_FAILFAST, &cqr->flags);
-       cqr->retries = 0;
+       cqr->retries = 2;       /* set retry counter to enable basic ERP */
        cqr->expires = 2 * HZ;
        cqr->buildclk = get_clock();
        cqr->status = DASD_CQR_FILLED;
        cqr->device = device;
        clear_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_USE_ERP, &cqr->flags);
        set_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_FAILFAST, &cqr->flags);
-       cqr->retries = 0;
+       cqr->retries = 2;       /* set retry counter to enable basic ERP */
        cqr->expires = 2 * HZ;
        cqr->buildclk = get_clock();
        cqr->status = DASD_CQR_FILLED;
        cqr->device = device;
        clear_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_USE_ERP, &cqr->flags);
        set_bit(DASD_CQR_FLAGS_FAILFAST, &cqr->flags);
-       cqr->retries = 0;
+       cqr->retries = 2;       /* set retry counter to enable basic ERP */
        cqr->expires = 2 * HZ;
        cqr->buildclk = get_clock();
        cqr->status = DASD_CQR_FILLED;