diff --git a/test/integration/smoke/test_loadbalance.py b/test/integration/smoke/test_loadbalance.py
index 2202e559a53..7ca5cf870a5 100644
--- a/test/integration/smoke/test_loadbalance.py
+++ b/test/integration/smoke/test_loadbalance.py
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ class TestLoadBalance(cloudstackTestCase):
                 self.services['lbrule']["publicport"],
                 self.vm_1.username,
                 self.vm_1.password,
-                retries=5
+                retries=10
             )
             unameCmd.append(ssh_1.execute("uname")[0])
             self.debug(unameCmd)