diff --git a/roles/test_verify_email/tasks/main.yml b/roles/test_verify_email/tasks/main.yml
index 0c7a244d..93731024 100644
--- a/roles/test_verify_email/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/test_verify_email/tasks/main.yml
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@
         cmd: |
           oc logs alertmanager-default-0 -c alertmanager
       register: cmd_output
-      failed_when:
-        - "cmd_output.stdout_lines | length == 0"
-        - "'receiver=email' not in cmd_outout.stdout"
+      retries: 18
+      delay: 10
+      until: "'receiver=email' in cmd_output.stdout"
       changed_when: false
 
   always: