diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index 1db7a3a8..eb6de994 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ class gnocchi::db::sync (
     path        => '/usr/bin',
     refreshonly => true,
     user        => $user,
+    try_sleep   => 5,
+    tries       => 10,
     logoutput   => on_failure,
   }