diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/constants.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/constants.py
index 2a9d1547037..6357e9aad1b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/constants.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/constants.py
@@ -12,3 +12,6 @@ JOB_PRIORITY = int(getenv("JOB_PRIORITY", 75))
 # Use UART over the default SSH mechanism to follow logs.
 # Caution: this can lead to device silence in some devices in Mesa CI.
 FORCE_UART = bool(getenv("LAVA_FORCE_UART", False))
+
+# How many times the r8152 error may happen to consider it a known issue.
+KNOWN_ISSUE_R8152_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_COUNTER: int = 10
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py
index b147a8747ea..87e19507a2f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/lava/utils/lava_log_hints.py
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 from lava.exceptions import MesaCIKnownIssueException
 from lava.utils.console_format import CONSOLE_LOG
+from lava.utils.constants import KNOWN_ISSUE_R8152_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_COUNTER
 from lava.utils.log_section import LogSectionType
 
 
 @dataclass
 class LAVALogHints:
     log_follower: LogFollower
-    has_r8152_issue_history: bool = field(default=False, init=False)
+    r8152_issue_consecutive_counter: int = field(default=0, init=False)
 
     def detect_failure(self, new_lines: list[dict[str, Any]]):
         for line in new_lines:
@@ -23,21 +24,22 @@ class LAVALogHints:
 
     def detect_r8152_issue(self, line):
         if (
-            self.log_follower.phase == LogSectionType.TEST_CASE
-            and line["lvl"] == "target"
+            self.log_follower.phase == LogSectionType.TEST_CASE and line["lvl"] == "target"
         ):
             if re.search(r"r8152 \S+ eth0: Tx status -71", line["msg"]):
-                self.has_r8152_issue_history = True
+                self.r8152_issue_consecutive_counter += 1
                 return
 
-            if self.has_r8152_issue_history and re.search(
-                r"nfs: server \d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3} not responding, still trying",
-                line["msg"],
-            ):
-                raise MesaCIKnownIssueException(
-                    f"{CONSOLE_LOG['FG_MAGENTA']}"
-                    "Probable network issue failure encountered, retrying the job"
-                    f"{CONSOLE_LOG['RESET']}"
-                )
+            if self.r8152_issue_consecutive_counter >= KNOWN_ISSUE_R8152_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_COUNTER:
+                if re.search(
+                    r"nfs: server \d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3}\.\d{1,3} not responding, still trying",
+                    line["msg"],
+                ):
+                    raise MesaCIKnownIssueException(
+                        f"{CONSOLE_LOG['FG_MAGENTA']}"
+                        "Probable network issue failure encountered, retrying the job"
+                        f"{CONSOLE_LOG['RESET']}"
+                    )
 
-        self.has_r8152_issue_history = False
+        # Reset the status, as the `nfs... still trying` complaint was not detected
+        self.r8152_issue_consecutive_counter = 0
diff --git a/.gitlab-ci/tests/utils/test_lava_log.py b/.gitlab-ci/tests/utils/test_lava_log.py
index e74aaf2fead..5abcd24c56d 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci/tests/utils/test_lava_log.py
+++ b/.gitlab-ci/tests/utils/test_lava_log.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ from lava.utils import (
     fix_lava_gitlab_section_log,
     hide_sensitive_data,
 )
+from lava.utils.constants import KNOWN_ISSUE_R8152_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_COUNTER
 
 from ..lava.helpers import create_lava_yaml_msg, does_not_raise, lava_yaml, yaml_dump
 
@@ -312,9 +313,9 @@ def test_gitlab_section_id(case_name, expected_id):
 
 
 A618_NETWORK_ISSUE_LOGS = [
-    create_lava_yaml_msg(
+    *(KNOWN_ISSUE_R8152_MAX_CONSECUTIVE_COUNTER*[create_lava_yaml_msg(
         msg="[ 1733.599402] r8152 2-1.3:1.0 eth0: Tx status -71", lvl="target"
-    ),
+    )]),
     create_lava_yaml_msg(
         msg="[ 1733.604506] nfs: server 192.168.201.1 not responding, still trying",
         lvl="target",