diff --git a/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go b/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go
index 930fe501..6b1f250a 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/wait/postgresflexalpha/wait.go
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func CreateInstanceWaitHandler(
 	maxWait := time.Minute * 90
 	startTime := time.Now()
 	extendedTimeout := 0
-	maxFailedCount := 3
+	maxFailedCount := 10
 	failedCount := 0
 
 	handler := wait.New(
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ func CreateInstanceWaitHandler(
 							},
 						)
 						var waitCounter int64 = 1
-						maxWaitInt := big.NewInt(7)
+						maxWaitInt := big.NewInt(10)
 						n, randErr := rand.Int(rand.Reader, maxWaitInt)
 						if randErr == nil {
 							waitCounter = n.Int64() + 1