diff --git a/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect b/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect
index 19d0e1984cc..ede46c1c4b3 100755
--- a/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect
+++ b/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ _get_ssm_session_info_async() {
     # Generate unique temporary file name to avoid conflicts
     local temp_file="/tmp/ssm_session_response_$$_$(date +%s%N).json"
 
-    local max_retries=60
+    local max_retries=8
     local retry_interval=5
     local attempt=1
 
diff --git a/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect.ps1 b/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect.ps1
index 034f9f09754..0e593d65b85 100644
--- a/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect.ps1
+++ b/packages/core/resources/sagemaker_connect.ps1
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ function Get-SSMSessionInfoAsync {
     $url = "http://localhost:$LocalEndpointPort/get_session_async?connection_identifier=$AwsResourceArn&credentials_type=$CredentialsType&request_id=$requestId"
     Write-Host "Calling Get-SSMSessionInfoAsync with URL: $url"
 
-    $maxRetries = 60
+    $maxRetries = 8
     $retryInterval = 5
 
     for ($attempt = 1; $attempt -le $maxRetries; $attempt++) {