diff --git a/dd-java-agent/agent-ci-visibility/src/main/java/datadog/trace/civisibility/config/TestManagementSettings.java b/dd-java-agent/agent-ci-visibility/src/main/java/datadog/trace/civisibility/config/TestManagementSettings.java
index 6289fa7680c..fe4f82fd445 100644
--- a/dd-java-agent/agent-ci-visibility/src/main/java/datadog/trace/civisibility/config/TestManagementSettings.java
+++ b/dd-java-agent/agent-ci-visibility/src/main/java/datadog/trace/civisibility/config/TestManagementSettings.java
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public TestManagementSettings fromJson(Map<String, Object> json) {
 
       return new TestManagementSettings(
           enabled != null ? enabled : false,
-          attemptToFixRetries != null ? attemptToFixRetries.intValue() : -1);
+          attemptToFixRetries != null ? attemptToFixRetries.intValue() : 20);
     }
   }
 }