diff --git a/lib/tdf3/src/utils/chunkers.ts b/lib/tdf3/src/utils/chunkers.ts
index 11d40bff..66edccd4 100644
--- a/lib/tdf3/src/utils/chunkers.ts
+++ b/lib/tdf3/src/utils/chunkers.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { type AnyTdfStream, isAnyTdfStream } from '../client/tdf-stream.js';
 import axiosRetry from 'axios-retry';
 
 // @ts-ignore
-axiosRetry(axios, { retries: 3 }); // Retries all idempotent requests (GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, DELETE)
+axiosRetry(axios, { retries: 3, retryDelay: axiosRetry.exponentialDelay }); // Retries all idempotent requests (GET, HEAD, OPTIONS, PUT, DELETE)
 
 /**
  * Read data from a seekable stream.