diff --git a/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py b/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
index 8cdcb39694..4ca8f390b4 100644
--- a/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
+++ b/sdk/python/feast/infra/offline_stores/bigquery.py
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ def block_until_done(
     client: Client,
     bq_job: Union[bigquery.job.query.QueryJob, bigquery.job.load.LoadJob],
     timeout: int = 1800,
-    retry_cadence: int = 10,
+    retry_cadence: float = 1,
 ):
     """
     Waits for bq_job to finish running, up to a maximum amount of time specified by the timeout parameter (defaulting to 30 minutes).
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ def block_until_done(
     # For test environments, retry more aggressively
     is_test = os.getenv("IS_TEST", default="False") == "True"
     if is_test:
-        retry_cadence = 1
+        retry_cadence = 0.1
 
     def _wait_until_done(job_id):
         if client.get_job(job_id).state in ["PENDING", "RUNNING"]: