diff --git a/node/ECC384.cpp b/node/ECC384.cpp
index 44c8778f1..17df059d0 100644
--- a/node/ECC384.cpp
+++ b/node/ECC384.cpp
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ namespace {
 //#include <string.h>
 
 #define NUM_ECC_DIGITS (ECC_BYTES/8)
-#define MAX_TRIES 16
+#define MAX_TRIES 1024
 
 typedef unsigned int uint;