diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux.yml b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
index 70a799c2917..60e188d2440 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 30
-          retry_wait_seconds: 1
+          retry_wait_seconds: 4
           max_attempts: 3
           command: (cd test; b2 ${{ matrix.config }} -j2 -l400 debug-iterators=on invariant-checks=full asserts=on cxxstd=11)
 
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: nick-invision/retry@v2
         with:
           timeout_minutes: 30
-          retry_wait_seconds: 1
+          retry_wait_seconds: 4
           max_attempts: 3
           command: |
             cd libtorrent-rasterbar-*/test