diff --git a/src/Options.php b/src/Options.php
index 03042478f..949b5db47 100644
--- a/src/Options.php
+++ b/src/Options.php
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ private function configureOptions(OptionsResolver $resolver): void
         $resolver->setDefaults([
             'integrations' => [],
             'default_integrations' => true,
-            'send_attempts' => 6,
+            'send_attempts' => 3,
             'prefixes' => explode(PATH_SEPARATOR, get_include_path()),
             'sample_rate' => 1,
             'attach_stacktrace' => false,