diff --git a/modules/local/cluster.nf b/modules/local/cluster.nf
index 4ce4167..77a2863 100644
--- a/modules/local/cluster.nf
+++ b/modules/local/cluster.nf
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ process CLUSTER_LARGE {
     label "process_high_memory"
     container 'docker.io/johnjare/spree:1.0'
     errorStrategy 'retry'
-    maxRetries 4
+    maxRetries 3
 
     input:
     tuple val(taxa), val(segment), path(dist), val(seq_count)