diff --git a/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js b/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js
index a6b5ce27..fbb34b74 100644
--- a/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js
+++ b/src/libpoketube/libpoketube-core.js
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class InnerTubePokeVidious {
     };
 
     // Retry window is armed ONLY after seeing a 500 or 502 response
-    const fetchWithRetry = async (url, options = {}, maxRetryTime = 5000) => {
+    const fetchWithRetry = async (url, options = {}, maxRetryTime = 2000) => {
       let lastError;
 
       const RETRY_WINDOW_TRIGGER = new Set([500, 502]);