diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/OllamaAPI.java b/src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/OllamaAPI.java
index 82f1a5a..9e53a06 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/OllamaAPI.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/ollama4j/OllamaAPI.java
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ public class OllamaAPI {
             return;
         }
         int numberOfRetries = 0;
-        long baseDelayMillis = 1000L; // 1 second base delay
+        long baseDelayMillis = 3000L; // 1 second base delay
         while (numberOfRetries < numberOfRetriesForModelPull) {
             try {
                 this.doPullModel(modelName);
@@ -450,8 +450,8 @@ public class OllamaAPI {
         int attempt = currentRetry + 1;
         if (attempt < maxRetries) {
             long backoffMillis = baseDelayMillis * (1L << currentRetry);
-            logger.error("Failed to pull model {}, retrying in {} ms... (attempt {}/{})",
-                    modelName, backoffMillis, attempt, maxRetries);
+            logger.error("Failed to pull model {}, retrying in {} s... (attempt {}/{})",
+                    modelName, backoffMillis/1000, attempt, maxRetries);
             try {
                 Thread.sleep(backoffMillis);
             } catch (InterruptedException ie) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/integrationtests/OllamaAPIIntegrationTest.java b/src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/integrationtests/OllamaAPIIntegrationTest.java
index 3df94a2..494c845 100644
--- a/src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/integrationtests/OllamaAPIIntegrationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/io/github/ollama4j/integrationtests/OllamaAPIIntegrationTest.java
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ class OllamaAPIIntegrationTest {
         }
         api.setRequestTimeoutSeconds(120);
         api.setVerbose(true);
-        api.setNumberOfRetriesForModelPull(3);
+        api.setNumberOfRetriesForModelPull(5);
     }
 
     @Test