diff --git a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go
index d4fdb76c7..18381c955 100644
--- a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go
+++ b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argoapp_test.go
@@ -286,7 +286,11 @@ func TestVerifications_ValidConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Len(t, specs, 1)
 	assert.Equal(t, "argocd-application-health", specs[0].Name)
 	assert.Equal(t, int32(60), specs[0].IntervalSeconds)
-	assert.Equal(t, 10, specs[0].Count)
+	assert.Equal(t, 15, specs[0].Count)
+	require.NotNil(t, specs[0].SuccessThreshold)
+	assert.Equal(t, 2, *specs[0].SuccessThreshold)
+	require.NotNil(t, specs[0].FailureThreshold)
+	assert.Equal(t, 10, *specs[0].FailureThreshold)
 }
 
 func TestVerifications_MissingServerUrl(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_verification.go b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_verification.go
index e84fd7ce9..bc2b46244 100644
--- a/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_verification.go
+++ b/apps/workspace-engine/pkg/jobagents/argo/argocd_verification.go
@@ -59,13 +59,15 @@ func (a *ArgoApplication) Verifications(
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("build argocd health check provider: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	successThreshold := 1
+	successThreshold := 2
+	failureThreshold := 10
 	failureCondition := "result.statusCode != 200 || result.json.status.health.status == 'Degraded' || result.json.status.health.status == 'Missing'"
 	spec := oapi.VerificationMetricSpec{
 		Name:             "argocd-application-health",
 		IntervalSeconds:  60,
-		Count:            10,
+		Count:            15,
 		SuccessThreshold: &successThreshold,
+		FailureThreshold: &failureThreshold,
 		SuccessCondition: "result.statusCode == 200 && result.json.status.sync.status == 'Synced' && result.json.status.health.status == 'Healthy'",
 		FailureCondition: &failureCondition,
 		Provider:         provider,