diff --git a/client/src/rpc_client.rs b/client/src/rpc_client.rs
index 15cd9a1b2..53b069af5 100644
--- a/client/src/rpc_client.rs
+++ b/client/src/rpc_client.rs
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ impl RpcClient {
         transaction: &mut Transaction,
         signer_keys: &[&T],
     ) -> Result<String, ClientError> {
-        let mut send_retries = 5;
+        let mut send_retries = 20;
         loop {
             let mut status_retries = 4;
             let signature_str = self.send_transaction(transaction)?;