diff --git a/optimizely/odp/odp_event_manager.py b/optimizely/odp/odp_event_manager.py
index 3fb961ac..09269297 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: