diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 324ab1b..0272401 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -16,4 +16,8 @@ refresh: login ## Refresh state to match reality
 	PULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE_FILE=passphrase.prod.txt pulumi refresh --yes --stack prod
 
 up: login ## Deploy infrastructure (with refresh to detect drift, e.g. expired org invites)
+	# Dynamic providers serialize their implementation into state. Run a plain
+	# `up` first so any provider-code changes are captured, then refresh with the
+	# freshly serialized `read()`. Otherwise refresh runs stale code and fails.
+	PULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE_FILE=passphrase.prod.txt pulumi up --yes --stack prod
 	PULUMI_CONFIG_PASSPHRASE_FILE=passphrase.prod.txt pulumi up --refresh --yes --stack prod
diff --git a/src/discord.ts b/src/discord.ts
index 99896c2..2c50ad3 100644
--- a/src/discord.ts
+++ b/src/discord.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ async function discordFetch<T>(
   token: string,
   endpoint: string,
   options: RequestInit = {},
-  maxRetries = 5
+  maxRetries = 10
 ): Promise<T> {
   let lastError: Error | undefined;