diff --git a/.github/workflows/synth-mysql.yml b/.github/workflows/synth-mysql.yml
index 7a54a468..12cd7ebe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/synth-mysql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/synth-mysql.yml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
           --health-cmd="mysqladmin ping"
           --health-interval=10s
           --health-timeout=5s
-          --health-retries=3
+          --health-retries=5
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include: