diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdTime.cpp b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdTime.cpp
index 59d390db3..f65e382ce 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdTime.cpp
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/os/vxWorks/osdTime.cpp
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ static int done = timeRegister();
 
 int osdNTPGet(struct timespec *ts)
 {
-    return sntpcTimeGet(const_cast<char *>(pserverAddr), sysClkRateGet(), ts);
+    return sntpcTimeGet(const_cast<char *>(pserverAddr),
+        4 * sysClkRateGet(),    /* 4 second timeout for NTP request*/
+        ts);
 }
 
 void osdNTPInit(void)
diff --git a/src/libCom/osi/osiNTPTime.c b/src/libCom/osi/osiNTPTime.c
index 78c63d955..1cdf601bf 100644
--- a/src/libCom/osi/osiNTPTime.c
+++ b/src/libCom/osi/osiNTPTime.c
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #define NSEC_PER_SEC 1000000000
 #define NTPTimeSyncInterval 60.0
+#define NTPTimeSyncRetries 4
 
 
 static struct {
@@ -153,8 +154,7 @@ static void NTPTimeSync(void *dummy)
         tickNow = osdTickGet();
 
         if (status) {
-            /* Retry before failing */
-            if (++NTPTimePvt.syncsFailed >= 2 &&
+            if (++NTPTimePvt.syncsFailed > NTPTimeSyncRetries &&
                 NTPTimePvt.synchronized) {
                 errlogPrintf("NTPTimeSync: NTP requests failing - %s\n",
                     strerror(errno));