diff --git a/services/dynamodb/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/dynamodb/DynamoDbJavaClientRetryOnTimeoutIntegrationTest.java b/services/dynamodb/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/dynamodb/DynamoDbJavaClientRetryOnTimeoutIntegrationTest.java
index 163607d23e60..e04bbbb4fa9d 100644
--- a/services/dynamodb/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/dynamodb/DynamoDbJavaClientRetryOnTimeoutIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/services/dynamodb/src/it/java/software/amazon/awssdk/services/dynamodb/DynamoDbJavaClientRetryOnTimeoutIntegrationTest.java
@@ -65,9 +65,8 @@ public static RetryPolicy createRetryPolicyWithCounter(AtomicInteger counter, In
     public void testRetryAttemptsOnTimeOut() throws Exception {
         AtomicInteger atomicInteger = new AtomicInteger(0);
         Boolean apiTimeOutExceptionOccurred = Boolean.FALSE;
-        setupWithRetryPolicy(createRetryPolicyWithCounter(atomicInteger, RETRY_ATTEMPTS), 2);
+        setupWithRetryPolicy(createRetryPolicyWithCounter(atomicInteger, RETRY_ATTEMPTS), 5);
         try {
-
             ddb.listTables();
         } catch (ApiCallAttemptTimeoutException e) {
             apiTimeOutExceptionOccurred = true;