diff --git a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/PivotBlockRetrieverTest.java b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/PivotBlockRetrieverTest.java
index 847ef535192..ae96bbf7681 100644
--- a/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/PivotBlockRetrieverTest.java
+++ b/ethereum/eth/src/test/java/org/hyperledger/besu/ethereum/eth/sync/fastsync/PivotBlockRetrieverTest.java
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ public void shouldRecoverFromUnresponsivePeer(final DataStorageFormat storageFor
 
     final CompletableFuture<FastSyncState> future = pivotBlockRetriever.downloadPivotBlockHeader();
     peerA.respond(responder);
-    peerB.respondTimes(emptyResponder, 2);
+    peerB.respondTimes(emptyResponder, 3);
 
     // PeerA should have responded, while peerB is being retried, peerC shouldn't have been queried
     // yet