diff --git a/cfg_checker/common/decorators.py b/cfg_checker/common/decorators.py
index eed3fba..d83e469 100644
--- a/cfg_checker/common/decorators.py
+++ b/cfg_checker/common/decorators.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from cfg_checker.common import logger, logger_cli
 
 
-def retry(exceptions, total_tries=4, initial_wait=0.5, backoff_factor=2):
+def retry(exceptions, total_tries=5, initial_wait=0.5, backoff_factor=2):
     """
     calling the decorated function applying an exponential backoff.
     Args:
diff --git a/cfg_checker/common/kube_utils.py b/cfg_checker/common/kube_utils.py
index 3e15095..f8c3469 100644
--- a/cfg_checker/common/kube_utils.py
+++ b/cfg_checker/common/kube_utils.py
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@
 
         return _pods
 
-    @retry(ApiException, initial_wait=5)
+    @retry(ApiException, initial_wait=10)
     def exec_on_target_pod(
         self,
         cmd,