diff --git a/test/canary-load/mzcompose.py b/test/canary-load/mzcompose.py
index d5bda2320e3f4..00f14e543c7ac 100644
--- a/test/canary-load/mzcompose.py
+++ b/test/canary-load/mzcompose.py
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ def fetch_token(user_name: str, password: str) -> str:
         password=password,
         host="admin.cloud.materialize.com/frontegg",
         scheme="https",
-        max_tries=1,
+        max_tries=10,
     )