diff --git a/docs/config_reference.rst b/docs/config_reference.rst
index 25b36dda9..d6c08eb33 100644
--- a/docs/config_reference.rst
+++ b/docs/config_reference.rst
@@ -1603,19 +1603,24 @@ This handler transmits the whole log record, meaning that all the information wi
 
    .. versionadded:: 4.1
 
-.. py:attribute:: logging.handlers_perflog..httpjson..sleep_intervals
 
-   In the case that the http request gets a response 429 (TOO_MANY_REQUESTS), Reframe will cycle over this list of sleep waiting intervals until it gets a different code or exceeds the timeout (when it is set).
+.. py:attribute:: logging.handlers_perflog..httpjson..backoff_intervals
+
+   List of wait intervals in seconds when server responds with HTTP error 429 (``TOO_MANY_REQUESTS``).
+
+   In this case, ReFrame will retry contacting the server after waiting an amount of time that is determined by cyclically iterating this list of intervals.
+
+   ReFrame will keep trying contacting the server, until a different HTTP resonse is received (either success or error) or the corresponding :attr:`~config.logging.handlers_perflog..httpjson..timeout` is exceeded.
 
    .. versionadded:: 4.7.3
 
+
 .. py:attribute:: logging.handlers_perflog..httpjson..timeout
 
-   In the case that the http request gets a response 429 (TOO_MANY_REQUESTS), Reframe will keep trying until it succeeds, gets a different error or exceeds the timeout (in seconds).
-   When this parameter is set to 0, Reframe will keep retrying until it gets a different status code.
+   Timeout in seconds for retrying when server responds with HTTP error 429 (``TOO_MANY_REQUESTS``).
 
-   .. versionadded:: 4.7.3
 
+   .. versionadded:: 4.7.3
 
 
 .. _exec-mode-config:
diff --git a/reframe/core/logging.py b/reframe/core/logging.py
index 8b07d613d..4b1c9e048 100644
--- a/reframe/core/logging.py
+++ b/reframe/core/logging.py
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ def _create_httpjson_handler(site_config, config_prefix):
     json_formatter = site_config.get(f'{config_prefix}/json_formatter')
     extra_headers = site_config.get(f'{config_prefix}/extra_headers')
     debug = site_config.get(f'{config_prefix}/debug')
-    sleep_intervals = site_config.get(f'{config_prefix}/sleep_intervals')
+    backoff_intervals = site_config.get(f'{config_prefix}/backoff_intervals')
     timeout = site_config.get(f'{config_prefix}/timeout')
 
     parsed_url = urllib.parse.urlparse(url)
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ def _create_httpjson_handler(site_config, config_prefix):
                             'no data will be sent to the server')
 
     return HTTPJSONHandler(url, extras, ignore_keys, json_formatter,
-                           extra_headers, debug, sleep_intervals, timeout)
+                           extra_headers, debug, backoff_intervals, timeout)
 
 
 def _record_to_json(record, extras, ignore_keys):
@@ -648,8 +648,7 @@ class HTTPJSONHandler(logging.Handler):
 
     def __init__(self, url, extras=None, ignore_keys=None,
                  json_formatter=None, extra_headers=None,
-                 debug=False, sleep_intervals=[.1, .2, .4, .8, 1.6, 3.2],
-                 timeout=0):
+                 debug=False, backoff_intervals=(1, 2, 3), timeout=0):
         super().__init__()
         self._url = url
         self._extras = extras
@@ -674,7 +673,7 @@ def __init__(self, url, extras=None, ignore_keys=None,
 
         self._debug = debug
         self._timeout = timeout
-        self._sleep_intervals = sleep_intervals
+        self._backoff_intervals = backoff_intervals
 
     def emit(self, record):
         # Convert tags to a list to make them JSON friendly
@@ -695,7 +694,7 @@ def emit(self, record):
 
         timeout_time = time.time() + self._timeout
         try:
-            sleep_intervals = itertools.cycle(self._sleep_intervals)
+            backoff_intervals = itertools.cycle(self._backoff_intervals)
             while True:
                 response = requests.post(
                     self._url, data=json_record,
@@ -704,14 +703,9 @@ def emit(self, record):
                 if response.ok:
                     break
 
-                if (
-                    response.status_code == 429 and
-                    (
-                        not self._timeout or
-                        time.time() < timeout_time
-                    )
-                ):
-                    time.sleep(next(sleep_intervals))
+                if (response.status_code == 429 and
+                    (not self._timeout or time.time() < timeout_time)):
+                    time.sleep(next(backoff_intervals))
                     continue
 
                 raise LoggingError(