diff --git a/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md b/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
index 8aea7798b..11faa50c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/pkgs/test/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-## 1.20.2-dev
+## 1.20.2
 
 * Drop `dart2js-path` command line argument.
 * Allow loading tests under a path with the directory named `packages`.
+* Add retry for launching browsers. Reduce timeout back to 30 seconds.
 
 ## 1.20.1
 
diff --git a/pkgs/test/lib/src/runner/browser/browser_manager.dart b/pkgs/test/lib/src/runner/browser/browser_manager.dart
index 5183cf8c4..23c601099 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/lib/src/runner/browser/browser_manager.dart
+++ b/pkgs/test/lib/src/runner/browser/browser_manager.dart
@@ -98,11 +98,21 @@ class BrowserManager {
   /// Returns the browser manager, or throws an [ApplicationException] if a
   /// connection fails to be established.
   static Future<BrowserManager> start(
+          Runtime runtime,
+          Uri url,
+          Future<WebSocketChannel> future,
+          ExecutableSettings settings,
+          Configuration configuration) =>
+      _start(runtime, url, future, settings, configuration, 1);
+
+  static const _maxRetries = 3;
+  static Future<BrowserManager> _start(
       Runtime runtime,
       Uri url,
       Future<WebSocketChannel> future,
       ExecutableSettings settings,
-      Configuration configuration) {
+      Configuration configuration,
+      int attempt) {
     var browser = _newBrowser(url, runtime, settings, configuration);
 
     var completer = Completer<BrowserManager>();
@@ -127,11 +137,14 @@ class BrowserManager {
       completer.completeError(error, stackTrace);
     });
 
-    return completer.future.timeout(Duration(seconds: 45), onTimeout: () {
+    return completer.future.timeout(Duration(seconds: 30), onTimeout: () {
       browser.close();
-      throw ApplicationException(
-          'Timed out waiting for ${runtime.name} to connect.\n'
-          'Browser output: ${utf8.decode(browser.output)}');
+      if (attempt >= _maxRetries) {
+        throw ApplicationException(
+            'Timed out waiting for ${runtime.name} to connect.\n'
+            'Browser output: ${utf8.decode(browser.output)}');
+      }
+      return _start(runtime, url, future, settings, configuration, ++attempt);
     });
   }
 
diff --git a/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml b/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml
index 1f3123288..237dd4133 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pkgs/test/pubspec.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: test
-version: 1.20.2-dev
+version: 1.20.2
 description: >-
   A full featured library for writing and running Dart tests across platforms.
 repository: https://github.com/dart-lang/test/blob/master/pkgs/test