diff --git a/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py b/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py
index 2c42be6b3..9fd18e1f9 100644
--- a/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py
+++ b/nanobot/providers/azure_openai_provider.py
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class AzureOpenAIProvider(LLMProvider):
             api_key=api_key,
             base_url=base_url,
             default_headers={"x-session-affinity": uuid.uuid4().hex},
+            max_retries=0,
         )
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/providers/test_provider_sdk_retry_defaults.py b/tests/providers/test_provider_sdk_retry_defaults.py
index 4c79febc4..b73c50517 100644
--- a/tests/providers/test_provider_sdk_retry_defaults.py
+++ b/tests/providers/test_provider_sdk_retry_defaults.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 from nanobot.providers.anthropic_provider import AnthropicProvider
+from nanobot.providers.azure_openai_provider import AzureOpenAIProvider
 from nanobot.providers.openai_compat_provider import OpenAICompatProvider
 
 
@@ -18,3 +19,15 @@ def test_anthropic_disables_sdk_retries_by_default() -> None:
 
     kwargs = mock_client.call_args.kwargs
     assert kwargs["max_retries"] == 0
+
+
+def test_azure_openai_disables_sdk_retries_by_default() -> None:
+    with patch("nanobot.providers.azure_openai_provider.AsyncOpenAI") as mock_client:
+        AzureOpenAIProvider(
+            api_key="sk-test",
+            api_base="https://example.openai.azure.com",
+            default_model="gpt-4.1",
+        )
+
+    kwargs = mock_client.call_args.kwargs
+    assert kwargs["max_retries"] == 0