diff --git a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstack/cloud.go b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstack/cloud.go
index 4a490edd04..d59c8e42d7 100644
--- a/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstack/cloud.go
+++ b/upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/openstack/cloud.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ var readBackoff = wait.Backoff{
 // writeBackoff is the backoff strategy for openstack write retries.
 var writeBackoff = wait.Backoff{
 	Duration: time.Second,
-	Factor:   1.5,
+	Factor:   2,
 	Jitter:   0.1,
 	Steps:    5,
 }