diff --git a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch.py b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch.py
index ebc8ffd8b..c08e22eaf 100644
--- a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch.py
+++ b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch.py
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ def test_get_boresch_restraint_dssp(eg5_protein_ligand_universe, eg5_ligands):
     registry={
         "industry_benchmark_systems.zip": "sha256:2bb5eee36e29b718b96bf6e9350e0b9957a592f6c289f77330cbb6f4311a07bd"
     },
-    retry_if_failed=3,
+    retry_if_failed=5,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch_host.py b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch_host.py
index 5d722cf09..2b30988e1 100644
--- a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch_host.py
+++ b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_boresch_host.py
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     registry={
         "t4_lysozyme_trajectory.zip": "sha256:e985d055db25b5468491e169948f641833a5fbb67a23dbb0a00b57fb7c0e59c8"
     },
-    retry_if_failed=3,
+    retry_if_failed=5,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_utils.py b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_utils.py
index fce1a8332..bfb9c2fdb 100644
--- a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_utils.py
+++ b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_geometry_utils.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def eg5_protein_ligand_universe(eg5_protein_pdb, eg5_ligands):
     registry={
         "t4_lysozyme_trajectory.zip": "sha256:e985d055db25b5468491e169948f641833a5fbb67a23dbb0a00b57fb7c0e59c8"
     },
-    retry_if_failed=3,
+    retry_if_failed=5,
 )
 pdb_data = pooch.create(
     path=POOCH_CACHE,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ def eg5_protein_ligand_universe(eg5_protein_pdb, eg5_ligands):
     registry={
         "6CZJ.pdb": "sha256:94ab621b420bd10016c54c5c09a16b935313203eb71dfbf56b5e50b2d1940622"
     },
-    retry_if_failed=3,
+    retry_if_failed=5,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_omm_restraints.py b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_omm_restraints.py
index 6a7728ab2..8706be6d8 100644
--- a/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_omm_restraints.py
+++ b/openfe/tests/protocols/restraints/test_omm_restraints.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ def test_verify_geometry():
     registry={
         "industry_benchmark_systems.zip": "sha256:2bb5eee36e29b718b96bf6e9350e0b9957a592f6c289f77330cbb6f4311a07bd"
     },
-    retry_if_failed=3,
+    retry_if_failed=5,
 )
 
 
diff --git a/openfe/tests/protocols/test_openmmutils.py b/openfe/tests/protocols/test_openmmutils.py
index 062ed5f4b..df22a23e6 100644
--- a/openfe/tests/protocols/test_openmmutils.py
+++ b/openfe/tests/protocols/test_openmmutils.py
@@ -942,7 +942,7 @@ def test_openeye_import_error(self, monkeypatch, uncharged_mol):
         "simulation.nc": "md5:bc4e842b47de17704d804ae345b91599",
         "simulation_real_time_analysis.yaml": "md5:68a7d81462c42353a91bbbe5e64fd418",
     },
-    retry_if_failed=3,
+    retry_if_failed=5,
 )
 
 @pytest.fixture
diff --git a/openfecli/tests/commands/test_gather.py b/openfecli/tests/commands/test_gather.py
index 1df22b443..84d0fe2d9 100644
--- a/openfecli/tests/commands/test_gather.py
+++ b/openfecli/tests/commands/test_gather.py
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
         registry={
             "rbfe_results_serial_repeats.tar.gz": "md5:2355ecc80e03242a4c7fcbf20cb45487",
             "rbfe_results_parallel_repeats.tar.gz": "md5:ff7313e14eb6f2940c6ffd50f2192181"},
-        retry_if_failed=3,
+        retry_if_failed=5,
     )
 ZENODO_CMET_DATA = pooch.create(
         path = POOCH_CACHE,
         base_url="doi:10.5281/zenodo.15200083",
         registry={"cmet_results.tar.gz": "md5:a4ca67a907f744c696b09660dc1eb8ec"},
-        retry_if_failed=3,
+        retry_if_failed=5,
     )
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('est,unc,unc_prec,est_str,unc_str', [