diff --git a/spec/lib/ci/gitlab_ci_yaml_processor_spec.rb b/spec/lib/ci/gitlab_ci_yaml_processor_spec.rb
index e50f799a6e9..ed571a2ba05 100644
--- a/spec/lib/ci/gitlab_ci_yaml_processor_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/ci/gitlab_ci_yaml_processor_spec.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ module Ci
       describe 'retry entry' do
         context 'when retry count is specified' do
           let(:config) do
-            YAML.dump(rspec: { script: 'rspec', retry: 3 })
+            YAML.dump(rspec: { script: 'rspec', retry: 1 })
           end
 
           it 'includes retry count in build options attribute' do
-            expect(subject[:options]).to include(retry: 3)
+            expect(subject[:options]).to include(retry: 1)
           end
         end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
index 69f52b06980..194332f62c6 100644
--- a/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/ci/create_pipeline_service_spec.rb
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ describe Ci::CreatePipelineService, :services do
 
     context 'when builds with auto-retries are configured' do
       before do
-        config = YAML.dump(rspec: { script: 'rspec', retry: 3 })
+        config = YAML.dump(rspec: { script: 'rspec', retry: 2 })
         stub_ci_pipeline_yaml_file(config)
       end
 
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ describe Ci::CreatePipelineService, :services do
         pipeline = execute_service
 
         expect(pipeline).to be_persisted
-        expect(pipeline.builds.find_by(name: 'rspec').retries_max).to eq 3
+        expect(pipeline.builds.find_by(name: 'rspec').retries_max).to eq 2
       end
     end
   end