diff --git a/github_backup/max_retries.py b/github_backup/max_retries.py
index 3bd0f5d..43594f7 100644
--- a/github_backup/max_retries.py
+++ b/github_backup/max_retries.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-MAX_RETRIES=None
+MAX_RETRIES=5