diff --git a/tools/helper.cpp b/tools/helper.cpp
index ad2c60d..d3fef48 100644
--- a/tools/helper.cpp
+++ b/tools/helper.cpp
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@
 
     try
     {
-        static constexpr int commandAttempts = 20;
+        /* sleep for 5 seconds and check 65 times, for a timeout of: 325
+         * seconds.
+         * TODO: make this command line configurable and provide smaller
+         * default value.
+         */
+        static constexpr int commandAttempts = 65;
         int attempts = 0;
         bool exitLoop = false;