diff --git a/lib/utils.js b/lib/utils.js
index 1172d5b6..5a9f65a4 100644
--- a/lib/utils.js
+++ b/lib/utils.js
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ const waitForBitcoinTxToBeInMempool = async (btcTxHelper, btcTxHash) => {
  * @param {BtcTransactionHelper} btcTxHelper 
  * @returns {Promise<boolean>}
  */
-const waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs = async (btcTxHelper, maxAttempts, checkEveryMilliseconds = 1000) => {
+const waitForBitcoinMempoolToGetTxs = async (btcTxHelper, maxAttempts = 5, checkEveryMilliseconds = 1000) => {
 
   const initialBitcoinMempoolSize = (await getBitcoinMempool(btcTxHelper)).length;