diff --git a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
index 1119b0a..c616fbf 100644
--- a/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
+++ b/asterix-metadata/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/metadata/MetadataManager.java
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
  * with transaction ids of regular jobs or other metadata transactions.
  */
 public class MetadataManager implements IMetadataManager {
-    private static final int RETRY_MULTIPLIER = 4;
-    private static final int MAX_RETRY_COUNT = 10;
     private static final int INITIAL_SLEEP_TIME = 64;
+    private static final int RETRY_MULTIPLIER = 4;
+    private static final int MAX_RETRY_COUNT = 6;
     // Set in init().
     public static MetadataManager INSTANCE;
     private final MetadataCache cache = new MetadataCache();