diff --git a/.github/workflows/check_domains.yml b/.github/workflows/check_domains.yml
index 637d81e538..ee3d58e63f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check_domains.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check_domains.yml
@@ -65,37 +65,38 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           import requests
           import time
-          
+
           def check_domain_redirection(domain, prefix, max_attempts=3):
               """Check if the given domain redirects correctly, with delays between retries."""
               valid_destinations = ["ultralytics.com", "yolo11.com"]
               url = f"https://{prefix}{domain}"
               print(f"\nChecking {url}")
-              
+
               for attempt in range(max_attempts):
                   try:
                       if attempt > 0:
-                          time.sleep(2)  # Simple 2-second delay between retries
-                          
+                          delay = 2 ** attempt  # 2, 4, 8 seconds...
+                          time.sleep(delay)
+
                       response = requests.get(url, allow_redirects=True, timeout=10)
                       response.raise_for_status()
-                      
+
                       if any(dest in response.url for dest in valid_destinations) and response.status_code == 200:
                           print("Success ✅")
                           return True
-                          
+
                   except requests.RequestException as e:
                       print(f"Error: {e}")
                       if attempt == max_attempts - 1:
                           print(f"Failed after {max_attempts} attempts ❌")
                           return False
-                          
+
               return False
-          
+
           success = check_domain_redirection('${{ matrix.domain }}', '${{ matrix.prefix }}')
           if not success:
               raise Exception(f"Domain check failed for ${{ matrix.domain }} with prefix '${{ matrix.prefix }}'")
-  
+
   Summary:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [Test]