diff --git a/script/release/ci-release-build.js b/script/release/ci-release-build.js
index 6b1a8accc52e9..c5ff1a93f4b0f 100644
--- a/script/release/ci-release-build.js
+++ b/script/release/ci-release-build.js
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@ if (!process.env.CI) require('dotenv-safe').load()
 
 const assert = require('assert')
 const request = require('request')
-const buildAppVeyorURL = 'https://ci.appveyor.com/api/builds'
-const circleCIPipelineURL = 'https://circleci.com/api/v2/project/gh/electron/electron/pipeline'
-const vstsURL = 'https://github.visualstudio.com/electron/_apis/build'
+
+const BUILD_APPVEYOR_URL = 'https://ci.appveyor.com/api/builds'
+const CIRCLECI_PIPELINE_URL = 'https://circleci.com/api/v2/project/gh/electron/electron/pipeline'
+const VSTS_URL = 'https://github.visualstudio.com/electron/_apis/build'
+const CIRCLECI_RETRY_LIMIT = 10
+const CIRCLECI_WAIT_TIME = 10000
 
 const appVeyorJobs = {
   'electron-x64': 'electron-x64-release',
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ async function circleCIcall (targetBranch, job, options) {
   // If the workflows are changed in the CircleCI config.yml, this logic will
   // also need to be changed as well as possibly changing sudowoodo.
   try {
-    const circleResponse = await circleCIRequest(circleCIPipelineURL, 'POST', buildRequest)
+    const circleResponse = await circleCIRequest(CIRCLECI_PIPELINE_URL, 'POST', buildRequest)
     console.log(`CircleCI release build pipeline ${circleResponse.id} for ${job} triggered.`)
     const pipelineInfoUrl = `https://circleci.com/api/v2/pipeline/${circleResponse.id}`
     const workflowId = await getCircleCIWorkflowId(circleResponse.id)
@@ -99,7 +102,7 @@ async function circleCIcall (targetBranch, job, options) {
 
 async function getCircleCIWorkflowId (pipelineId) {
   const pipelineInfoUrl = `https://circleci.com/api/v2/pipeline/${pipelineId}`
-  for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < CIRCLECI_RETRY_LIMIT; i++) {
     const pipelineInfo = await circleCIRequest(pipelineInfoUrl, 'GET')
     switch (pipelineInfo.state) {
       case 'created': {
@@ -114,14 +117,15 @@ async function getCircleCIWorkflowId (pipelineId) {
         return -1
       }
     }
-    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, CIRCLECI_WAIT_TIME))
   }
+  console.log(`Error: could not get CircleCI WorkflowId for ${pipelineId} after ${CIRCLECI_RETRY_LIMIT} times.`)
   return -1
 }
 
 async function getCircleCIJobNumber (workflowId) {
   const jobInfoUrl = `https://circleci.com/api/v2/workflow/${workflowId}/jobs`
-  for (let i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < CIRCLECI_RETRY_LIMIT; i++) {
     const jobInfo = await circleCIRequest(jobInfoUrl, 'GET')
     if (!jobInfo.items) {
       continue
@@ -145,8 +149,9 @@ async function getCircleCIJobNumber (workflowId) {
         return -1
       }
     }
-    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 5000))
+    await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, CIRCLECI_WAIT_TIME))
   }
+  console.log(`Error: could not get CircleCI Job Number for ${workflowId} after ${CIRCLECI_RETRY_LIMIT} times.`)
   return -1
 }
 
@@ -189,7 +194,7 @@ async function callAppVeyor (targetBranch, job, options) {
   }
 
   const requestOpts = {
-    url: buildAppVeyorURL,
+    url: BUILD_APPVEYOR_URL,
     auth: {
       bearer: process.env.APPVEYOR_CLOUD_TOKEN
     },
@@ -244,7 +249,7 @@ async function buildVSTS (targetBranch, options) {
   }
 
   const requestOpts = {
-    url: `${vstsURL}/definitions?api-version=4.1`,
+    url: `${VSTS_URL}/definitions?api-version=4.1`,
     auth: {
       user: '',
       password: process.env.VSTS_TOKEN
@@ -270,7 +275,7 @@ async function callVSTSBuild (build, targetBranch, environmentVariables) {
     buildBody.parameters = JSON.stringify(environmentVariables)
   }
   const requestOpts = {
-    url: `${vstsURL}/builds?api-version=4.1`,
+    url: `${VSTS_URL}/builds?api-version=4.1`,
     auth: {
       user: '',
       password: process.env.VSTS_TOKEN