diff --git a/fluffy/scripts/test_portal_testnet.nim b/fluffy/scripts/test_portal_testnet.nim
index d9401d707..23950b63f 100644
--- a/fluffy/scripts/test_portal_testnet.nim
+++ b/fluffy/scripts/test_portal_testnet.nim
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ proc retryUntil[A](
     f: FutureCallback[A], c: CheckCallback[A], checkFailMessage: string, nodeIdx: int
 ): Future[A] =
   # some reasonable limits, which will cause waits as: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32 seconds
-  return withRetries(f, c, 1, seconds(1), checkFailMessage, nodeIdx)
+  return withRetries(f, c, 2, seconds(1), checkFailMessage, nodeIdx)
 
 # Note:
 # When doing json-rpc requests following `RpcPostError` can occur: