diff --git a/conf/base.config b/conf/base.config
index 6a476e9..2a67fcf 100644
--- a/conf/base.config
+++ b/conf/base.config
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ process {
 
     // problematic module
     withName: GET_NCBI_GENOME {
-        errorStrategy = { task.attempt > 4 ? 'retry' : 'ignore' }
+        errorStrategy = { task.attempt > 3 ? 'retry' : 'ignore' }
         maxRetries    = 2
         maxErrors     = '-1'
         cpus          = 2