diff --git a/core/constants.go b/core/constants.go
index bf830a83..cb016ca7 100644
--- a/core/constants.go
+++ b/core/constants.go
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@ const (
 // ChainId corresponds to the EUROPA chain
 var ChainId = big.NewInt(0x79f99296)
 
-const MaxRetries uint = 4
+const (
+	MaxRetries         uint  = 3
+	RetryDelayDuration int64 = 1
+)
 
 var NilHash = common.Hash{0x00}
 
diff --git a/utils/struct-utils.go b/utils/struct-utils.go
index bb0dcdb3..5b25dc2f 100644
--- a/utils/struct-utils.go
+++ b/utils/struct-utils.go
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ func InvokeFunctionWithRetryAttempts(ctx context.Context, interfaceName interfac
 				}
 				return nil
 			}
-		}, RetryInterface.RetryAttempts(core.MaxRetries))
+		}, RetryInterface.RetryAttempts(core.MaxRetries), retry.Delay(time.Second*time.Duration(core.RetryDelayDuration)), retry.DelayType(retry.FixedDelay))
 	if err != nil {
 		if contextError {
 			// Skip the alternate client switch when the error is context-related