diff --git a/unshackle/core/service.py b/unshackle/core/service.py
index 66b5005..e8f9842 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/service.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/service.py
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ class Service(metaclass=ABCMeta):
         session.mount(
             "https://",
             HTTPAdapter(
-                max_retries=Retry(total=15, backoff_factor=0.2, status_forcelist=[429, 500, 502, 503, 504]),
+                max_retries=Retry(total=5, backoff_factor=0.2, status_forcelist=[429, 500, 502, 503, 504]),
                 pool_block=True,
             ),
         )
diff --git a/unshackle/core/session.py b/unshackle/core/session.py
index 3a4f704..3042f19 100644
--- a/unshackle/core/session.py
+++ b/unshackle/core/session.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class MaxRetriesError(exceptions.RequestException):
 class CurlSession(Session):
     def __init__(
         self,
-        max_retries: int = 10,
+        max_retries: int = 5,
         backoff_factor: float = 0.2,
         max_backoff: float = 60.0,
         status_forcelist: list[int] | None = None,