diff --git a/plugins/github/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCreatePullRequestTest.kt b/plugins/github/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCreatePullRequestTest.kt
index d8f804377aad..83a34253bd71 100644
--- a/plugins/github/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCreatePullRequestTest.kt
+++ b/plugins/github/test/org/jetbrains/plugins/github/GithubCreatePullRequestTest.kt
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class GithubCreatePullRequestTest : GithubGitRepoTest() {
     repository.apply {
       git("remote add origin ${repo.cloneUrl}")
       // fork is initialized in background and there's nothing to poll
-      for (i in 1..5) {
+      for (i in 1..10) {
         try {
           git("fetch")
           break