diff --git a/hack/jenkins/common.sh b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
index 8242d55884..5607c97e37 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/common.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/common.sh
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ function retry_github_status() {
   local timeout=2
   local code=-1
 
-  while [[ "${attempt}" -lt 6 ]]; do
+  while [[ "${attempt}" -lt 8 ]]; do
     code=$(curl -s -i --write-out "%{http_code}" -L \
       "https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/statuses/${pr}?access_token=$token" \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
diff --git a/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh b/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh
index d31ac030a7..1edad9466c 100755
--- a/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh
+++ b/hack/jenkins/minikube_set_pending.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ function retry_github_status() {
   local timeout=2
   local code=-1
 
-  while [[ "${attempt}" -lt 6 ]]; do
+  while [[ "${attempt}" -lt 8 ]]; do
     code=$(curl -s -i --write-out "%{http_code}" -L \
       "https://api.github.com/repos/kubernetes/minikube/statuses/${pr}?access_token=$token" \
       -H "Content-Type: application/json" \