diff --git a/lemur/common/celery.py b/lemur/common/celery.py
index 578592dc..f852e459 100644
--- a/lemur/common/celery.py
+++ b/lemur/common/celery.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ from flask import current_app
 from lemur.authorities.service import get as get_authority
 from lemur.certificates import cli as cli_certificate
 from lemur.common.redis import RedisHandler
+from lemur.constants import ACME_ADDITIONAL_ATTEMPTS
 from lemur.destinations import service as destinations_service
 from lemur.dns_providers import cli as cli_dns_providers
 from lemur.endpoints import cli as cli_endpoints
@@ -301,7 +302,7 @@ def fetch_acme_cert(id):
             error_log["last_error"] = cert.get("last_error")
             error_log["cn"] = pending_cert.cn
 
-            if pending_cert.number_attempts > 4:
+            if pending_cert.number_attempts > ACME_ADDITIONAL_ATTEMPTS:
                 error_log["message"] = "Deleting pending certificate"
                 send_pending_failure_notification(
                     pending_cert, notify_owner=pending_cert.notify
diff --git a/lemur/constants.py b/lemur/constants.py
index 64bee4c3..e89160f5 100644
--- a/lemur/constants.py
+++ b/lemur/constants.py
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ NONSTANDARD_NAMING_TEMPLATE = "{issuer}-{not_before}-{not_after}"
 SUCCESS_METRIC_STATUS = "success"
 FAILURE_METRIC_STATUS = "failure"
 
+# when ACME attempts to resolve a certificate try in total 3 times
+ACME_ADDITIONAL_ATTEMPTS = 2
+
 CERTIFICATE_KEY_TYPES = [
     "RSA2048",
     "RSA4096",
diff --git a/lemur/pending_certificates/cli.py b/lemur/pending_certificates/cli.py
index 2ff29f10..73b0ce2b 100644
--- a/lemur/pending_certificates/cli.py
+++ b/lemur/pending_certificates/cli.py
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ from flask import current_app
 from flask_script import Manager
 
 from lemur.authorities.service import get as get_authority
+from lemur.constants import ACME_ADDITIONAL_ATTEMPTS
 from lemur.notifications.messaging import send_pending_failure_notification
 from lemur.pending_certificates import service as pending_certificate_service
 from lemur.plugins.base import plugins
 
+
 manager = Manager(usage="Handles pending certificate related tasks.")
 
 
@@ -107,7 +109,7 @@ def fetch_all_acme():
             error_log["last_error"] = cert.get("last_error")
             error_log["cn"] = pending_cert.cn
 
-            if pending_cert.number_attempts > 4:
+            if pending_cert.number_attempts > ACME_ADDITIONAL_ATTEMPTS:
                 error_log["message"] = "Marking pending certificate as resolved"
                 send_pending_failure_notification(
                     pending_cert, notify_owner=pending_cert.notify