diff --git a/litellm/tests/test_text_completion.py b/litellm/tests/test_text_completion.py
index 30e87e67e..4d4f021da 100644
--- a/litellm/tests/test_text_completion.py
+++ b/litellm/tests/test_text_completion.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ from litellm import (
 )
 from litellm import RateLimitError
 
+litellm.num_retries = 3
+
 
 token_prompt = [
     [