diff --git a/common/constants.h b/common/constants.h
index fefd08c..26773cf 100644
--- a/common/constants.h
+++ b/common/constants.h
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@
 // succeeding. When using p2p, this is low in order to fail fast.
 const int kDownloadMaxRetryCount = 20;
 const int kDownloadMaxRetryCountOobeNotComplete = 3;
+const int kDownloadMaxRetryCountInteractive = 3;
 const int kDownloadP2PMaxRetryCount = 5;
 
 // The connect timeout, in seconds.
diff --git a/update_attempter.cc b/update_attempter.cc
index d955c7f..cc9cb8f 100644
--- a/update_attempter.cc
+++ b/update_attempter.cc
@@ -619,6 +619,8 @@
   LibcurlHttpFetcher* download_fetcher =
       new LibcurlHttpFetcher(GetProxyResolver(), system_state_->hardware());
   download_fetcher->set_server_to_check(ServerToCheck::kDownload);
+  if (interactive)
+    download_fetcher->set_max_retry_count(kDownloadMaxRetryCountInteractive);
   shared_ptr<DownloadAction> download_action(
       new DownloadAction(prefs_,
                          system_state_->boot_control(),