diff --git a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
index 376065fbae03..75c857c59db7 100644
--- a/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
+++ b/python/helpers/pydev/pydevd_comm.py
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ def StartClient(host, port):
 
     s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM)
 
-    MAX_TRIES = 3
+    MAX_TRIES = 20
     i = 0
     while i<MAX_TRIES:
         try: