diff --git a/mantle/kola/tests/podman/podman.go b/mantle/kola/tests/podman/podman.go
index 3ef13c6686..c25a13f11c 100644
--- a/mantle/kola/tests/podman/podman.go
+++ b/mantle/kola/tests/podman/podman.go
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func podmanWorkflow(c cluster.TestCluster) {
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		if err := util.Retry(6, 10*time.Second, podIsRunning); err != nil {
+		if err := util.RetryUntilTimeout(15*time.Minute, 5*time.Minute, podIsRunning); err != nil {
 			c.Fatal("Pod is not running")
 		}
 	})