diff --git a/cmd/ddltest/ddl_test.go b/cmd/ddltest/ddl_test.go
index 52009b10de142..36922638950a8 100644
--- a/cmd/ddltest/ddl_test.go
+++ b/cmd/ddltest/ddl_test.go
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func (s *TestDDLSuite) SetUpSuite(c *C) {
 	s.procs = make([]*server, *serverNum)
 
 	// Set server restart retry count.
-	s.retryCount = 5
+	s.retryCount = 20
 
 	createLogFiles(c, *serverNum)
 	err = s.startServers()