diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e7025b1897869ff8ea5b6831cff21051a44ebe32..bd4a66bc8730e18cbb4dd24a88bc1edcdd2e7bcc 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ aws/rke2/bigbang up:
   environment:
     name: review/aws-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
   retry:
-    max: 3
+    max: 2
     when:
       - stuck_or_timeout_failure
       - runner_system_failure
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ aws/rke2/bigbang test:
   environment:
     name: review/aws-${CI_COMMIT_REF_SLUG}-${CI_COMMIT_SHORT_SHA}
   retry:
-    max: 3
+    max: 2
     when:
       - stuck_or_timeout_failure
       - runner_system_failure