diff --git a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml
index 81732d3be..957cbf97b 100644
--- a/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml
+++ b/tests/cloud_playbooks/roles/packet-ci/tasks/create-vms.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
   loop: "{{ range(0, vm_count|int, 1) | list }}"
   loop_control:
     index_var: vm_id
-  retries: 10
+  retries: 20
   delay: 15
   until:
     - vm_ips.stdout | ipaddr