diff --git a/ibm/mas_devops/roles/dro/tasks/install-dro/main.yml b/ibm/mas_devops/roles/dro/tasks/install-dro/main.yml
index df43a7821e..b6975de54c 100644
--- a/ibm/mas_devops/roles/dro/tasks/install-dro/main.yml
+++ b/ibm/mas_devops/roles/dro/tasks/install-dro/main.yml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@
     - rds_sts.resources[0].status is defined
     - rds_sts.resources[0].status.readyReplicas is defined
     - rds_sts.resources[0].status.readyReplicas == 3
-  retries: 30
+  retries: 40
   delay: 20 # seconds
 
 - name: "Wait for the ibm-data-reporter-operator-controller-manager to be ready"