diff --git a/doctr/travis.py b/doctr/travis.py
index 55f8d2e5..0f15eca5 100644
--- a/doctr/travis.py
+++ b/doctr/travis.py
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ def commit_docs(*, added, removed):
 
     return False
 
-def push_docs(deploy_branch='gh-pages', retries=3):
+def push_docs(deploy_branch='gh-pages', retries=5):
     """
     Push the changes to the branch named ``deploy_branch``.