Index: branches/eam_branches/ipp-20211108/ippTasks/staticsky.pro
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--- branches/eam_branches/ipp-20211108/ippTasks/staticsky.pro	(revision 41907)
+++ branches/eam_branches/ipp-20211108/ippTasks/staticsky.pro	(revision 42054)
@@ -145,4 +145,7 @@
 
   task.exec
+    # if we are unable to run the 'exec', use a long retry time
+    periods -exec $RUNEXEC
+
     book npages staticskyResult -var N
     if ($N == 0) break
@@ -198,4 +201,6 @@
       echo command $run
     end
+    # if we are able to run the 'exec', use a short retry time
+    periods -exec 0.05
     command $run
   end