diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-debian-11.yml b/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-debian-11.yml
index 3dc052c84..f6a0cd821 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-debian-11.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-debian-11.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,8 @@ jobs:
           export DROPLET_IPV4="$(doctl compute droplet get aleph-vm-ci-debian-11 --output json | ./.github/scripts/extract_droplet_ipv4.py)"
           
           sleep 3
-          curl --retry 5 --max-time 10 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/about/usage/system"
-          curl --retry 5 --max-time 10 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/status/check/fastapi"
+          curl --retry 60 --max-time 2 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/about/usage/system"
+          curl --retry 30 --max-time 2 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/status/check/fastapi"
 
       - name: Schedule an instance on the Droplet by faking a call from the scheduler
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-ubuntu-22.04.yml b/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-ubuntu-22.04.yml
index 622b1db10..963c4f89f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-ubuntu-22.04.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-on-droplet-ubuntu-22.04.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ jobs:
           export DROPLET_IPV4="$(doctl compute droplet get aleph-vm-ci-ubuntu-22-04 --output json | ./.github/scripts/extract_droplet_ipv4.py)"
           
           sleep 3
-          curl --retry 5 --max-time 10 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/about/usage/system"
-          curl --retry 5 --max-time 10 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/status/check/fastapi"
+          curl --retry 60 --max-time 2 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/about/usage/system"
+          curl --retry 30 --max-time 2 --fail "http://${DROPLET_IPV4}:4020/status/check/fastapi"
 
       - name: Schedule an instance on the Droplet by faking a call from the scheduler
         run: |