diff --git a/enumerate_iam/main.py b/enumerate_iam/main.py
index 5a8491c..d0df731 100644
--- a/enumerate_iam/main.py
+++ b/enumerate_iam/main.py
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ def get_client(access_key, secret_key, session_token, service_name, region):
 
     config = Config(connect_timeout=5,
                     read_timeout=5,
-                    retries={'max_attempts': 30},
+                    retries={'max_attempts': 3},
                     max_pool_connections=MAX_POOL_CONNECTIONS * 2)
 
     try: