diff --git a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml
index 3374e5512..d4d7c072b 100644
--- a/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml
+++ b/dots/.config/quickshell/ii/modules/waffle/bar/tasks/TaskAppButton.qml
@@ -16,12 +16,12 @@ AppButton {
 
     Timer {
         // Retry looking up the desktop entry if it failed (e.g. database not loaded yet)
-        property int retryCount: 0
-        interval: 500
-        running: !root.isSeparator && root.desktopEntry === null && retryCount < 30
+        property int retryCount: 5
+        interval: 1000
+        running: !root.isSeparator && root.desktopEntry === null && retryCount > 0
         repeat: true
         onTriggered: {
-            retryCount++;
+            retryCount--;
             root.desktopEntry = DesktopEntries.heuristicLookup(root.appEntry.appId);
         }
     }