diff --git a/packages/kbn-dev-utils/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_ui_settings.ts b/packages/kbn-dev-utils/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_ui_settings.ts
index 6ee2d3bfe59b0c..cf3f8f25476cbf 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-dev-utils/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_ui_settings.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-dev-utils/src/kbn_client/kbn_client_ui_settings.ts
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ export class KbnClientUiSettings {
       body: {
         changes: updates,
       },
+      retries: 3,
     });
   }