diff --git a/e2e_tests/tests/task/test_generic_tasks.py b/e2e_tests/tests/task/test_generic_tasks.py
index 5cbf438c0bc2..83c4e36069c0 100644
--- a/e2e_tests/tests/task/test_generic_tasks.py
+++ b/e2e_tests/tests/task/test_generic_tasks.py
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ def test_pause_and_unpause_generic_task() -> None:
     detproc.check_call(sess, command)
 
     # The task may still be PAUSING, retry a few times.
-    retries = 3
+    retries = 5
     for i in range(retries):
         pause_resp = bindings.get_GetTask(sess, taskId=task_resp.taskId)
         if pause_resp.task.taskState == bindings.v1GenericTaskState.PAUSED: