diff --git a/roles/gitlab/tasks/main.yml b/roles/gitlab/tasks/main.yml
index 7f25f49..0b3b2b2 100644
--- a/roles/gitlab/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/gitlab/tasks/main.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     timeout: 30
   register: gitlab_status
   until: gitlab_status.status == 200
-  retries: 20
+  retries: 5
   delay: 30
 
 - name: Show GitLab status