diff --git a/arbitrator/include/capabilities_interface.tpp b/arbitrator/include/capabilities_interface.tpp
index b0d26ae685..0043b2bc9f 100644
--- a/arbitrator/include/capabilities_interface.tpp
+++ b/arbitrator/include/capabilities_interface.tpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <thread>
 namespace arbitrator
 {
-    constexpr auto MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS {10};
+    constexpr auto MAX_RETRY_ATTEMPTS {2};
 
     template<typename MSrvReq, typename MSrvRes>
     std::map<std::string, std::shared_ptr<MSrvRes>>