diff --git a/samples/cellular/nrf_cloud_rest_fota/overlay_smp_fota.conf b/samples/cellular/nrf_cloud_rest_fota/overlay_smp_fota.conf
index 9e385ee7e05d..f1cbc926fb3a 100644
--- a/samples/cellular/nrf_cloud_rest_fota/overlay_smp_fota.conf
+++ b/samples/cellular/nrf_cloud_rest_fota/overlay_smp_fota.conf
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ CONFIG_MCUMGR_GRP_OS=y
 CONFIG_MCUMGR_TRANSPORT_UART=y
 CONFIG_UART_MCUMGR_RX_BUF_COUNT=4
 CONFIG_BOOT_IMAGE_ACCESS_HOOKS=y
+CONFIG_SMP_CMD_RETRY_TIME=1000