diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/qbittorrent/ConfigMap-glutun-update-script.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/qbittorrent/ConfigMap-glutun-update-script.yaml
index 76eed1d88..a04348bd1 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/qbittorrent/ConfigMap-glutun-update-script.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/qbittorrent/ConfigMap-glutun-update-script.yaml
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@ metadata:
 data:
   update.sh: |
     API_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:8080/api/v2";
+    MAX_RETRIES=5
     SUCCESS=false
 
-    for i in {1..5}; do
+    for i in $(seq 1 "$MAX_RETRIES"); do
         if apk update --short &> /dev/null; then
             echo ">> Attempt $i: Repositories are reachable"
             SUCCESS=true
diff --git a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/vault/ConfigMap-vault-snapshot-script.yaml b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/vault/ConfigMap-vault-snapshot-script.yaml
index fc40708fb..e87077bbe 100644
--- a/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/vault/ConfigMap-vault-snapshot-script.yaml
+++ b/clusters/cl01tl/manifests/vault/ConfigMap-vault-snapshot-script.yaml
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/part-of: vault
 data:
   snapshot.sh: |
+    MAX_RETRIES=5
     SUCCESS=false
 
-    for i in {1..5}; do
+    for i in $(seq 1 "$MAX_RETRIES"); do
         if apk update --short &> /dev/null; then
             echo ">> Attempt $i: Repositories are reachable";
             SUCCESS=true;