diff --git a/ci/release/aws/ensure.sh b/ci/release/aws/ensure.sh
index 9c013ccce..eda43283c 100755
--- a/ci/release/aws/ensure.sh
+++ b/ci/release/aws/ensure.sh
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ EOF
   printf '%s\n' "$gen_init_ps1" >&2
   warn '4. Run the following to be notified once installation is successful:'
   cat <<EOF
-  ssh-keygen -R ${REMOTE_HOST##*@} && until ssh $REMOTE_HOST d2 --version; do echo 'failed: retrying in 2s' && sleep 2; done && printf 'success\a\n'
+  ssh-keygen -R ${REMOTE_HOST##*@} && until ssh $REMOTE_HOST d2 --version; do echo 'failed: retrying in 5s' && sleep 5; done && printf 'success\a\n'
 EOF
 }