diff --git a/tests/experimental.libsonnet b/tests/experimental.libsonnet
index b9afa6bd2..b11a6bd8d 100644
--- a/tests/experimental.libsonnet
+++ b/tests/experimental.libsonnet
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ local volumes = import 'templates/volumes.libsonnet';
 
               # Retry every 30 seconds for up to 10 minutes
               start_time="$(date -u +%%s)"
-              for i in {1..20}; do
+              for i in {1..40}; do
                 set +e
                 gcloud alpha compute tpus tpu-vm create ${tpu_name} \
                   --accelerator-type=%(acceleratorName)s \
diff --git a/tests/pytorch/r2.2/common.libsonnet b/tests/pytorch/r2.2/common.libsonnet
index 01290f69a..cb5fd1da1 100644
--- a/tests/pytorch/r2.2/common.libsonnet
+++ b/tests/pytorch/r2.2/common.libsonnet
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ local volumes = import 'templates/volumes.libsonnet';
     },
   },
   Functional:: mixins.Functional {
-    schedule: '0 7 * * *',
+    schedule: '0 8 * * *',
     tpuSettings+: {
       preemptible: false,
     },