diff --git a/src/runloop_api_client/_constants.py b/src/runloop_api_client/_constants.py
index 0371d467a..8e36fea12 100644
--- a/src/runloop_api_client/_constants.py
+++ b/src/runloop_api_client/_constants.py
@@ -10,5 +10,5 @@
 DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 0
 DEFAULT_CONNECTION_LIMITS = httpx.Limits(max_connections=100, max_keepalive_connections=20)
 
-INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY = 0.5
-MAX_RETRY_DELAY = 8.0
+INITIAL_RETRY_DELAY = 1.0
+MAX_RETRY_DELAY = 5.0
diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index b0626295d..a9738496a 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -706,20 +706,20 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
         "remaining_retries,retry_after,timeout",
         [
             [3, "20", 20],
-            [3, "0", 0.5],
-            [3, "-10", 0.5],
+            [3, "0", 1],
+            [3, "-10", 1],
             [3, "60", 60],
-            [3, "61", 0.5],
+            [3, "61", 1],
             [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:57 GMT", 20],
-            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:37 GMT", 0.5],
-            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 0.5],
+            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:37 GMT", 1],
+            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 1],
             [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:37 GMT", 60],
-            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:38 GMT", 0.5],
-            [3, "99999999999999999999999999999999999", 0.5],
-            [3, "Zun, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 0.5],
-            [3, "", 0.5],
-            [2, "", 0.5 * 2.0],
-            [1, "", 0.5 * 4.0],
+            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:38 GMT", 1],
+            [3, "99999999999999999999999999999999999", 1],
+            [3, "Zun, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 1],
+            [3, "", 1],
+            [2, "", 1 * 2.0],
+            [1, "", 1 * 4.0],
         ],
     )
     @mock.patch("time.time", mock.MagicMock(return_value=1696004797))
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ def test_parse_retry_after_header(self, remaining_retries: int, retry_after: str
         headers = httpx.Headers({"retry-after": retry_after})
         options = FinalRequestOptions(method="get", url="/foo", max_retries=3)
         calculated = client._calculate_retry_timeout(remaining_retries, options, headers)
-        assert calculated == pytest.approx(timeout, 0.5 * 0.875)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+        assert calculated == pytest.approx(timeout, 1 * 0.875)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
 
     @mock.patch("runloop_api_client._base_client.BaseClient._calculate_retry_timeout", _low_retry_timeout)
     @pytest.mark.respx(base_url=base_url)
@@ -1442,20 +1442,20 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
         "remaining_retries,retry_after,timeout",
         [
             [3, "20", 20],
-            [3, "0", 0.5],
-            [3, "-10", 0.5],
+            [3, "0", 1],
+            [3, "-10", 1],
             [3, "60", 60],
-            [3, "61", 0.5],
+            [3, "61", 1],
             [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:57 GMT", 20],
-            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:37 GMT", 0.5],
-            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 0.5],
+            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:37 GMT", 1],
+            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 1],
             [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:37 GMT", 60],
-            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:38 GMT", 0.5],
-            [3, "99999999999999999999999999999999999", 0.5],
-            [3, "Zun, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 0.5],
-            [3, "", 0.5],
-            [2, "", 0.5 * 2.0],
-            [1, "", 0.5 * 4.0],
+            [3, "Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:27:38 GMT", 1],
+            [3, "99999999999999999999999999999999999", 1],
+            [3, "Zun, 29 Sep 2023 16:26:27 GMT", 1],
+            [3, "", 1],
+            [2, "", 1 * 2.0],
+            [1, "", 1 * 4.0],
         ],
     )
     @mock.patch("time.time", mock.MagicMock(return_value=1696004797))
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ async def test_parse_retry_after_header(self, remaining_retries: int, retry_afte
         headers = httpx.Headers({"retry-after": retry_after})
         options = FinalRequestOptions(method="get", url="/foo", max_retries=3)
         calculated = client._calculate_retry_timeout(remaining_retries, options, headers)
-        assert calculated == pytest.approx(timeout, 0.5 * 0.875)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
+        assert calculated == pytest.approx(timeout, 1 * 0.875)  # pyright: ignore[reportUnknownMemberType]
 
     @mock.patch("runloop_api_client._base_client.BaseClient._calculate_retry_timeout", _low_retry_timeout)
     @pytest.mark.respx(base_url=base_url)