diff --git a/vlib/net/tcp_test.v b/vlib/net/tcp_test.v
index ed36b29653..abdd340894 100644
--- a/vlib/net/tcp_test.v
+++ b/vlib/net/tcp_test.v
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-// vtest retry: 3
+// vtest retry: 5
+// vtest flaky: true
 import net
 
 const test_port = 45123