diff --git a/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/deploy-l1-contracts.sh b/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
index 425133b4d1b8..0df31caf20e4 100755
--- a/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
+++ b/spartan/aztec-network/files/config/deploy-l1-contracts.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ CHAIN_ID=$2
 # Run the deploy-l1-contracts command and capture the output
 output=""
 MAX_RETRIES=5
-RETRY_DELAY=60
+RETRY_DELAY=15
 
 for attempt in $(seq 1 $MAX_RETRIES); do
   # Construct base command