diff --git a/src/github.ts b/src/github.ts
index 6a11b122c..2e5063757 100644
--- a/src/github.ts
+++ b/src/github.ts
@@ -576,13 +576,15 @@ export class GitHub {
   async *releaseIterator(maxResults: number = Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER) {
     let results = 0;
     let cursor: string | undefined = undefined;
-    while (results < maxResults) {
+    while (true) {
       const response: ReleaseHistory | null = await this.releaseGraphQL(cursor);
       if (!response) {
         break;
       }
       for (let i = 0; i < response.data.length; i++) {
-        results += 1;
+        if ((results += 1) > maxResults) {
+          break;
+        }
         yield response.data[i];
       }
       if (!response.pageInfo.hasNextPage) {
@@ -624,12 +626,11 @@ export class GitHub {
       repo: this.repository.repo,
       num: 25,
     });
-    if (!response.repository.releases) {
+    if (!response.repository.releases.nodes.length) {
       logger.warn('Could not find releases.');
       return null;
     }
-    const releases = (response.repository.releases.nodes ||
-      []) as GraphQLRelease[];
+    const releases = response.repository.releases.nodes as GraphQLRelease[];
     return {
       pageInfo: response.repository.releases.pageInfo,
       data: releases
diff --git a/test/fixtures/releases.json b/test/fixtures/releases.json
index 3ddc12286..4184739cc 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/releases.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/releases.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
             "oid": "010b83b2a5c3d1bab0d6a5af028a288bc6dcb8a9"
           },
           "url": "https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/releases/tag/flakybot-1.1.0",
-          "description": ""
+          "description": "",
+          "isDraft": true
         },
         {
           "name": "@google-cloud/release-brancher release-brancher-v1.3.1",
@@ -22,7 +23,8 @@
             "oid": "10675394580552bb73af8b4e1fcd87b759d3ccfd"
           },
           "url": "https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/releases/tag/release-brancher-v1.3.1",
-          "description": "\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **release-brancher:** use \"ci:\" (non-releasable) in init ([#2622](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2622)) ([c4b3ac5](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/c4b3ac5e50f9579202a614c655e79eaf4bca362e))\n"
+          "description": "\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **release-brancher:** use \"ci:\" (non-releasable) in init ([#2622](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2622)) ([c4b3ac5](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/c4b3ac5e50f9579202a614c655e79eaf4bca362e))\n",
+          "isDraft": false
         },
         {
           "name": "@google-cloud/release-brancher release-brancher-v1.3.0",
@@ -33,7 +35,8 @@
             "oid": "3dde1e3df5aaae655bd8068fcb6cc70445f57512"
           },
           "url": "https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/releases/tag/release-brancher-v1.3.0",
-          "description": "\n\n### Features\n\n* **release-brancher:** add argument to override pull request title ([#2615](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2615)) ([1f952c7](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/1f952c73eba10bc8eedc5c5a16944622b8e84c46))\n\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **release-brancher:** provide default branch name for PRs ([#2618](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2618)) ([24a15a8](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/24a15a89a76e15153f0e6cce2c7d69d97464df5c))\n"
+          "description": "\n\n### Features\n\n* **release-brancher:** add argument to override pull request title ([#2615](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2615)) ([1f952c7](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/1f952c73eba10bc8eedc5c5a16944622b8e84c46))\n\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **release-brancher:** provide default branch name for PRs ([#2618](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2618)) ([24a15a8](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/24a15a89a76e15153f0e6cce2c7d69d97464df5c))\n",
+          "isDraft": false
         },
         {
           "name": "gcf-utils gcf-utils-v13.0.2",
@@ -44,7 +47,8 @@
             "oid": "96496ea1233fc8decaea3049a9f529f1a3fd85e7"
           },
           "url": "https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/releases/tag/gcf-utils-v13.0.2",
-          "description": "\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **deps:** update dependency @googleapis/run to v5 ([#2527](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2527)) ([439484f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/439484fbf9fdb2545581472e5e88aa7c5bc8f0d9))\n"
+          "description": "\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **deps:** update dependency @googleapis/run to v5 ([#2527](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2527)) ([439484f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/439484fbf9fdb2545581472e5e88aa7c5bc8f0d9))\n",
+          "isDraft": false
         },
         {
           "name": "@google-automations/cron-utils cron-utils-v3.0.1",
@@ -55,7 +59,8 @@
             "oid": "96496ea1233fc8decaea3049a9f529f1a3fd85e7"
           },
           "url": "https://github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/releases/tag/cron-utils-v3.0.1",
-          "description": "\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **deps:** update dependency @googleapis/run to v5 ([#2527](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2527)) ([439484f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/439484fbf9fdb2545581472e5e88aa7c5bc8f0d9))\n"
+          "description": "\n\n### Bug Fixes\n\n* **deps:** update dependency @googleapis/run to v5 ([#2527](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/issues/2527)) ([439484f](https://www.github.com/googleapis/repo-automation-bots/commit/439484fbf9fdb2545581472e5e88aa7c5bc8f0d9))\n",
+          "isDraft": false
         }
       ],
       "pageInfo": {
diff --git a/test/github.ts b/test/github.ts
index acc554359..8f0e00430 100644
--- a/test/github.ts
+++ b/test/github.ts
@@ -468,6 +468,43 @@ describe('GitHub', () => {
       }
       expect(releases).lengthOf(5);
     });
+
+    it('iterates through up to 3 releases', async () => {
+      const graphql = JSON.parse(
+        readFileSync(resolve(fixturesPath, 'releases.json'), 'utf8')
+      );
+      req.post('/graphql').reply(200, {
+        data: graphql,
+      });
+      const generator = github.releaseIterator(3);
+      const releases: GitHubRelease[] = [];
+      for await (const release of generator) {
+        releases.push(release);
+      }
+      expect(releases).lengthOf(3);
+    });
+
+    it('iterates through a result withouth releases', async () => {
+      req.post('/graphql').reply(200, {
+        data: {
+          repository: {
+            releases: {
+              nodes: [],
+              pageInfo: {
+                endCursor: null,
+                hasNextPage: false,
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      const generator = github.releaseIterator();
+      const releases: GitHubRelease[] = [];
+      for await (const release of generator) {
+        releases.push(release);
+      }
+      expect(releases).lengthOf(0);
+    });
   });
 
   describe('createRelease', () => {