clearInterval is killing setTimeout

under else if statement: Still clearing the setTimeout even though it is run after clearInterval

function espStatus(callback){
  wifi.at.cmd('AT+CIPSTATUS\r\n',1000,func­tion(d){
    console.log('ESP8266 '+d);
    var status = d.slice(-1);//get the last character
    if(status == 2){//connection is good
      console.log('good connection');
      wifiTry=0;
    }else if(wifiTry>3){
      clearInterval();//clearInterval clears both intervals and timeouts!!
      wifiTry=0;
      setTimeout(startServer,500);
    }else{//connection is bad and we need to reconnect
      wifiTry++;
      console.log('bad connection');
      //need timeout to give esp8266 time to think.
      setTimeout(connectWifi,500);
    }
  });
}