diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh
index 46aa7864f66..1724b55d098 100755
--- a/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/bare-metal/poe-powered.sh
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ echo "$BM_CMDLINE" > /tftp/cmdline.txt
 printf "$BM_BOOTCONFIG" >> /tftp/config.txt
 
 set +e
-ATTEMPTS=10
+ATTEMPTS=3
 while [ $((ATTEMPTS--)) -gt 0 ]; do
   python3 $BM/poe_run.py \
           --dev="$BM_SERIAL" \