diff --git a/nixos/tests/syncthing/many-devices.nix b/nixos/tests/syncthing/many-devices.nix
index 0c704b3d4048..8b0fffee0517 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/syncthing/many-devices.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/syncthing/many-devices.nix
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ let
         (printf "X-API-Key: "; cat "$RUNTIME_DIRECTORY/api_key") >"$RUNTIME_DIRECTORY/headers"
 
         ${pkgs.curl}/bin/curl -sSLk -H "@$RUNTIME_DIRECTORY/headers" \
-            --retry 1000 --retry-delay 1 --retry-all-errors \
+            --retry 5 --retry-delay 1 --retry-all-errors \
             "$@"
     }
     curl -d ${lib.escapeShellArg (builtins.toJSON { deviceID = IDsToDelete.device; })} \