diff --git a/coordinator/src/tributary/db.rs b/coordinator/src/tributary/db.rs
index 7f9de7b2..27fef1f0 100644
--- a/coordinator/src/tributary/db.rs
+++ b/coordinator/src/tributary/db.rs
@@ -141,12 +141,16 @@ impl ReattemptDb {
     // 5 minutes for attempts 0 ..= 2, 10 minutes for attempts 3 ..= 5, 15 minutes for attempts > 5
     // Assumes no event will take longer than 15 minutes, yet grows the time in case there are
     // network bandwidth issues
-    let reattempt_delay = BASE_REATTEMPT_DELAY *
+    let mut reattempt_delay = BASE_REATTEMPT_DELAY *
       ((AttemptDb::attempt(txn, genesis, topic)
         .expect("scheduling re-attempt for unknown topic") /
         3) +
         1)
       .min(3);
+    // Allow more time for DKGs since they have an extra round and much more data
+    if matches!(topic, Topic::Dkg) {
+      reattempt_delay *= 4;
+    }
     let upon_block = current_block_number + reattempt_delay;
 
     let mut reattempts = Self::get(txn, genesis, upon_block).unwrap_or(vec![]);