diff --git a/dev/functions b/dev/functions
index 019c54fd1..00377528d 100644
--- a/dev/functions
+++ b/dev/functions
@@ -225,13 +225,16 @@ function run_kayobe {
 }
 
 function control_host_bootstrap {
+    attempts=10
+    interval=5
     echo "Bootstrapping the Ansible control host"
-    for i in $(seq 1 3); do
+    for i in $(seq 1 $attempts); do
         if run_kayobe control host bootstrap; then
             chb_success=1
             break
         fi
-        echo "Control host bootstrap failed - likely Ansible Galaxy flakiness. Retrying"
+        echo "Control host bootstrap failed - likely Ansible Galaxy flakiness. Sleeping $interval seconds before retrying"
+        sleep $interval
     done
     if [[ -z ${chb_success+x} ]]; then
         die $LINENO "Failed to bootstrap control host"
@@ -241,13 +244,16 @@ function control_host_bootstrap {
 }
 
 function control_host_upgrade {
+    attempts=10
+    interval=5
     echo "Upgrading the Ansible control host"
-    for i in $(seq 1 3); do
+    for i in $(seq 1 $attempts); do
         if run_kayobe control host upgrade; then
             chu_success=1
             break
         fi
-        echo "Control host upgrade failed - likely Ansible Galaxy flakiness. Retrying"
+        echo "Control host upgrade failed - likely Ansible Galaxy flakiness. Sleeping $interval seconds before retrying"
+        sleep $interval
     done
     if [[ -z ${chu_success+x} ]]; then
         die $LINENO "Failed to upgrade control host"
diff --git a/tools/ansible-galaxy-retried.sh b/tools/ansible-galaxy-retried.sh
index 4082f98e2..846c132f9 100755
--- a/tools/ansible-galaxy-retried.sh
+++ b/tools/ansible-galaxy-retried.sh
@@ -2,13 +2,15 @@
 
 set -e
 
-GALAXY_RETRIES=${GALAXY_RETRIES:-3}
+GALAXY_RETRIES=${GALAXY_RETRIES:-10}
+GALAXY_INTERVAL=${GALAXY_INTERVAL:-5}
 
 for i in $(seq 1 $GALAXY_RETRIES); do
     if ansible-galaxy "${@}"; then
         exit 0
     fi
-    echo "Ansible Galaxy command failed. Retrying"
+    echo "Ansible Galaxy command failed. Sleeping $GALAXY_INTERVAL seconds before retry"
+    sleep $GALAXY_INTERVAL
 done
 
 echo "Failed to execute: ansible-galaxy ${@}"