diff --git a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
index 45f1a3a7aa..836d62e9b1 100644
--- a/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
+++ b/pkg/drivers/kic/oci/oci.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func CreateContainerNode(p CreateParams) error {
 	}
 
 	// retry up to up 5 seconds to make sure the created container status is running.
-	if err = retry.Expo(checkRunning, 1*time.Microsecond, time.Second*5); err != nil {
+	if err = retry.Expo(checkRunning, 13*time.Millisecond, time.Second*5); err != nil {
 		glog.Warningf("The created container %q failed to report to be running in 5 seconds.", p.Name)
 	}