diff --git a/evergreen/run_jstestfuzz/clone_repos.sh b/evergreen/run_jstestfuzz/clone_repos.sh
index 74605e058ef..d4fc05368e8 100755
--- a/evergreen/run_jstestfuzz/clone_repos.sh
+++ b/evergreen/run_jstestfuzz/clone_repos.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -o verbose
 
 cd src
 for i in {1..5}; do
-  git clone --depth 1 git@github.com:10gen/QA.git jstests/qa_tests && RET=0 && break || RET=$? && sleep 1
+  git clone --depth 1 git@github.com:10gen/QA.git jstests/qa_tests && RET=0 && break || RET=$? && sleep 5
   echo "Failed to clone git@github.com:10gen/QA.git, retrying..."
 done