diff --git a/includes/retry.yml b/includes/retry.yml
index a1ecf1b1916f288cfde36ace21bf27905061b379..b9e562ddf2d3eb91e22e911b79ddd377d0a16b38 100644
--- a/includes/retry.yml
+++ b/includes/retry.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 .retry-default:
   retry:
-    max: 3
+    max: 2
     when:
       - runner_system_failure
       - stuck_or_timeout_failure