diff --git a/internal/backend/s3/s3_test.go b/internal/backend/s3/s3_test.go
index 470088e07..40f7cb0b3 100644
--- a/internal/backend/s3/s3_test.go
+++ b/internal/backend/s3/s3_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func newMinioTestSuite(t testing.TB) (*test.Suite[s3.Config], func()) {
 			},
 
 			Factory: location.NewHTTPBackendFactory("s3", s3.ParseConfig, location.NoPassword, func(ctx context.Context, cfg s3.Config, rt http.RoundTripper) (be backend.Backend, err error) {
-				for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+				for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
 					be, err = s3.Create(ctx, cfg, rt)
 					if err != nil {
 						t.Logf("s3 open: try %d: error %v", i, err)