diff --git a/src/hook.ts b/src/hook.ts
index c6e16b57d..a2f7c1f68 100644
--- a/src/hook.ts
+++ b/src/hook.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   State,
 } from "./types";
 
-const SIXTY_SECONDS_IN_MS = 60 * 1000;
+const FIVE_SECONDS_IN_MS = 5 * 1000;
 
 export async function hook(
   state: State,
@@ -68,12 +68,12 @@ async function sendRequestWithRetries(
       throw error;
     }
 
-    if (timeSinceTokenCreationInMs >= SIXTY_SECONDS_IN_MS) {
+    if (timeSinceTokenCreationInMs >= FIVE_SECONDS_IN_MS) {
       throw error;
     }
 
     ++retries;
-    const awaitTime = retries * retries * 1000;
+    const awaitTime = retries * 1000;
     console.warn(
       `[@octokit/auth-app] Retrying after 401 response to account for token replication delay (retry: ${retries}, wait: ${awaitTime}ms)`
     );
diff --git a/test/index.test.ts b/test/index.test.ts
index 6cde8ebe5..c7726322e 100644
--- a/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1210,9 +1210,8 @@ test("auth.hook() uses app auth for marketplace URL", async () => {
   expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
 });
 
-test("auth.hook(): handle 401 in first minute (#65)", async () => {
-  let requestCount = 0;
-  const ONE_MINUTE_IN_MS = 1000 * 60;
+test("auth.hook(): handle 401 in first 5 seconds (#65)", async () => {
+  const FIVE_SECONDS_IN_MS = 1000 * 5;
 
   const mock = fetchMock
     .sandbox()
@@ -1225,7 +1224,7 @@ test("auth.hook(): handle 401 in first minute (#65)", async () => {
       repository_selection: "all",
     })
     .get("https://api.github.com/repos/octocat/hello-world", (url) => {
-      if (Date.now() < ONE_MINUTE_IN_MS) {
+      if (Date.now() < FIVE_SECONDS_IN_MS) {
         return {
           status: 401,
           body: {
@@ -1280,15 +1279,10 @@ test("auth.hook(): handle 401 in first minute (#65)", async () => {
 
   const promise = requestWithAuth("GET /repos/octocat/hello-world");
 
-  let i = 0;
-
-  // it takes 6 retries until a total time of more than 60s pass
+  // it takes 3 retries until a total time of more than 5s pass
   await clock.tickAsync(1000);
-  await clock.tickAsync(4000);
-  await clock.tickAsync(9000);
-  await clock.tickAsync(16000);
-  await clock.tickAsync(25000);
-  await clock.tickAsync(36000);
+  await clock.tickAsync(2000);
+  await clock.tickAsync(3000);
 
   const { data } = await promise;
 
@@ -1303,7 +1297,7 @@ test("auth.hook(): handle 401 in first minute (#65)", async () => {
   expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
 
   // @ts-ignore
-  expect(global.console.warn.mock.calls.length).toEqual(6);
+  expect(global.console.warn.mock.calls.length).toEqual(3);
 });
 
 test("auth.hook(): throws on 500 error without retries", async () => {