diff --git a/lib/rdk/timesyncd-conf-update.sh b/lib/rdk/timesyncd-conf-update.sh
index 59a389fe..5678c787 100755
--- a/lib/rdk/timesyncd-conf-update.sh
+++ b/lib/rdk/timesyncd-conf-update.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ output=""
 count=0
 LOG_FILE="/opt/logs/ntp.log"
 attempts=1
-max_attempts=5
+max_attempts=40
 
 if [ -f /etc/env_setup.sh ]; then
     . /etc/env_setup.sh