diff --git a/test/verify-release.sh b/test/verify-release.sh
index 22afa3e776..942b9e5d16 100755
--- a/test/verify-release.sh
+++ b/test/verify-release.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ fi
 SUCCESS=0
 PODS_FOUND=0
 COUNT=0
-RETRY=12
+RETRY=18
 RETRY_DELAY=10
 while [ "$COUNT" -lt "$RETRY" ]; do
   POD_STATUS=`kubectl get pods --no-headers --namespace $NAMESPACE`