diff --git a/src/es_archiver/lib/indices/delete_index.js b/src/es_archiver/lib/indices/delete_index.js
index 44a83be7410631..b732989f02cb60 100644
--- a/src/es_archiver/lib/indices/delete_index.js
+++ b/src/es_archiver/lib/indices/delete_index.js
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function deleteIndex(options) {
     stats,
     index,
     log,
-    retryIfSnapshottingCount = 3
+    retryIfSnapshottingCount = 10
   } = options;
 
   const getIndicesToDelete = async () => {