diff --git a/jenkins/databricks/clusterutils.py b/jenkins/databricks/clusterutils.py
index 9f899a93ec9..af085ee0f58 100644
--- a/jenkins/databricks/clusterutils.py
+++ b/jenkins/databricks/clusterutils.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ def wait_for_cluster_start(workspace, clusterid, token, retries=20, printLoc=sys
             print(clusterid + " state:" + current_state, file=printLoc)
             if current_state in ['RUNNING']:
                 break
-            if current_state in ['INTERNAL_ERROR', 'SKIPPED', 'TERMINATED'] or p >= 20:
+            if current_state in ['INTERNAL_ERROR', 'SKIPPED', 'TERMINATED'] or p >= 60:
                 if p >= retries:
                    print("Waited %d times already, stopping" % p)
                 sys.exit(4)