diff --git a/k8s/deployment.yaml b/k8s/deployment.yaml
index 695b920..ad27913 100644
--- a/k8s/deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
           protocol: TCP
         env:
           - name: RETRY_COUNT
-            value: "10"
+            value: "9"
           - name: DATABASE_URI
             valueFrom:
               secretKeyRef: