diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/services/index.ts b/packages/daemon/src/services/index.ts
index 67110a33..87e5a30f 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/services/index.ts
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/services/index.ts
@@ -859,7 +859,9 @@ export const checkForMissedEvents = async (context: Context): Promise<{ hasNewEv
         return res;
       },
       {
-        maxRetries: 3,
+        // It's possible that the fullnode is under high load or having intermittent issues,
+        // so we use a higher number of retries to give it a chance to recover
+        maxRetries: 10,
         initialDelayMs: 1000,
         maxDelayMs: 10000,
         backoffMultiplier: 2,
diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/utils/retry.ts b/packages/daemon/src/utils/retry.ts
index 5029a61c..191cd892 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/utils/retry.ts
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/utils/retry.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export interface RetryOptions {
 }
 
 const DEFAULT_OPTIONS: Required<RetryOptions> = {
-  maxRetries: 3,
+  maxRetries: 5,
   initialDelayMs: 1000,
   maxDelayMs: 10000,
   backoffMultiplier: 2,