diff --git a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/plugins/isolation/plugin-pool.ts b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/plugins/isolation/plugin-pool.ts
index 1f2945a2f2383..d063e94217867 100644
--- a/packages/nx/src/project-graph/plugins/isolation/plugin-pool.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/src/project-graph/plugins/isolation/plugin-pool.ts
@@ -400,7 +400,7 @@ async function startPluginWorker() {
           worker,
           socket,
         });
-      } else if (attempts > 1000) {
+      } else if (attempts > 10000) {
         // daemon fails to start, the process probably exited
         // we print the logs and exit the client
         reject('Failed to start plugin worker.');