diff --git a/optimizely/cmab/cmab_client.py b/optimizely/cmab/cmab_client.py
index 4880b0bb..cef73523 100644
--- a/optimizely/cmab/cmab_client.py
+++ b/optimizely/cmab/cmab_client.py
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 # Default constants for CMAB requests
 DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 1
 DEFAULT_INITIAL_BACKOFF = 0.1  # in seconds (100 ms)
-DEFAULT_MAX_BACKOFF = 10  # in seconds
+DEFAULT_MAX_BACKOFF = 3  # in seconds
 DEFAULT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER = 2.0
 MAX_WAIT_TIME = 10.0
 DEFAULT_PREDICTION_ENDPOINT = "https://prediction.cmab.optimizely.com/predict/{}"
diff --git a/optimizely/odp/odp_event_manager.py b/optimizely/odp/odp_event_manager.py
index 3fb961ac..a45fb784 100644
--- a/optimizely/odp/odp_event_manager.py
+++ b/optimizely/odp/odp_event_manager.py
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ def _flush_batch(self) -> None:
         self.logger.debug(f'ODP event queue: flushing batch size {batch_len}.')
         should_retry = False
         initial_retry_interval = 0.2  # 200ms
-        max_retry_interval = 1.0  # 1 second
+        max_retry_interval = 3.0  # 3 seconds
 
         for i in range(1 + self.retry_count):
             try:
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def _flush_batch(self) -> None:
             if not should_retry:
                 break
             if i < self.retry_count:
-                # Exponential backoff: 200ms, 400ms, 800ms, ... capped at 1s
+                # Exponential backoff: 200ms, 400ms, 800ms, ... capped at 3s
                 delay = initial_retry_interval * (2 ** i)
                 if delay > max_retry_interval:
                     delay = max_retry_interval