diff --git a/ga/23.0.0.9/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh b/ga/23.0.0.9/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh
index 8a677ea58..58d5293b5 100755
--- a/ga/23.0.0.9/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh
+++ b/ga/23.0.0.9/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# hack to bump up the pid by 100
-for i in {1..100}
+# hack to bump up the pid by 1000
+for i in {1..1000}
 do
     pidplus.sh
 done
diff --git a/ga/latest/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh b/ga/latest/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh
index 8a677ea58..58d5293b5 100755
--- a/ga/latest/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh
+++ b/ga/latest/kernel/helpers/build/checkpoint.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-# hack to bump up the pid by 100
-for i in {1..100}
+# hack to bump up the pid by 1000
+for i in {1..1000}
 do
     pidplus.sh
 done