diff --git a/factcast-itests/factcast-itests-factus/src/test/java/org/factcast/itests/factus/client/GrpcStoreResilienceITest.java b/factcast-itests/factcast-itests-factus/src/test/java/org/factcast/itests/factus/client/GrpcStoreResilienceITest.java
index f8ea661206..a04e923c56 100644
--- a/factcast-itests/factcast-itests-factus/src/test/java/org/factcast/itests/factus/client/GrpcStoreResilienceITest.java
+++ b/factcast-itests/factcast-itests-factus/src/test/java/org/factcast/itests/factus/client/GrpcStoreResilienceITest.java
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public void run() {
   void testMultipleRetriesWithResponse() {
     // see issue #2868
     // assuming two attempts on each iteration using blockingStub.withWaitForReady
-    for (int i = 1; i < NUMBER_OF_ATTEMPTS / 2; i++) {
+    for (int i = 1; i < 100 / 2; i++) {
       // break upstream call
       proxy.toxics().resetPeer("immediate reset", ToxicDirection.UPSTREAM, 1);
       new Timer()