diff --git a/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/service/search/AbstractSearchServiceE2E.java b/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/service/search/AbstractSearchServiceE2E.java
index 8cb451c3f..32270a00e 100644
--- a/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/service/search/AbstractSearchServiceE2E.java
+++ b/e2e-test/src/test/java/org/alfresco/service/search/AbstractSearchServiceE2E.java
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractSearchServiceE2E extends AbstractTestNGSpringConte
         String expectedStatusCode = HttpStatus.OK.toString();
 
         // Repeat search until the query results are as expected or Search Retry count is hit
-        for (int searchCount = 1; searchCount <= 3; searchCount++)
+        for (int searchCount = 1; searchCount <= 5; searchCount++)
         {
             SearchRequest searchRequest = createQuery(userQuery);
             SearchResponse response = query(searchRequest);