diff --git a/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py b/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py
index f1d6867794..0ba96b4568 100644
--- a/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py
+++ b/openhands/runtime/impl/local/local_runtime.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ class LocalRuntime(ActionExecutionClient):
         return port
 
     @tenacity.retry(
-        wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(min=1, max=10),
+        wait=tenacity.wait_fixed(2),
         stop=tenacity.stop_after_attempt(10) | stop_if_should_exit(),
         before_sleep=lambda retry_state: logger.debug(
             f'Waiting for server to be ready... (attempt {retry_state.attempt_number})'