diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/auth/retry.py b/src/databricks/sql/auth/retry.py
index 0243d0aa2..eedcc773f 100755
--- a/src/databricks/sql/auth/retry.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/auth/retry.py
@@ -290,8 +290,9 @@ def sleep_for_retry(self, response: BaseHTTPResponse) -> bool:
         else:
             proposed_wait = self.get_backoff_time()
 
-        proposed_wait = min(proposed_wait, self.delay_max)
+        proposed_wait = max(proposed_wait, self.delay_max)
         self.check_proposed_wait(proposed_wait)
+        logger.debug(f"Retrying after {proposed_wait} seconds")
         time.sleep(proposed_wait)
         return True
 
diff --git a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
index f76350a21..9beab0371 100644
--- a/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
+++ b/src/databricks/sql/thrift_backend.py
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 # - 900s attempts-duration lines up w ODBC/JDBC drivers (for cluster startup > 10 mins)
 _retry_policy = {  # (type, default, min, max)
     "_retry_delay_min": (float, 1, 0.1, 60),
-    "_retry_delay_max": (float, 30, 5, 3600),
+    "_retry_delay_max": (float, 60, 5, 3600),
     "_retry_stop_after_attempts_count": (int, 30, 1, 60),
     "_retry_stop_after_attempts_duration": (float, 900, 1, 86400),
     "_retry_delay_default": (float, 5, 1, 60),