diff --git a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/salt.yaml b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/salt.yaml
index 6afed0c..ec85c55 100644
--- a/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/salt.yaml
+++ b/tcp_tests/templates/virtual-mcp11-k8s-contrail/salt.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False
     -C 'I@salt:master' state.sls linux;
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
 - description: Run 'openssh' formula on cfg01
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@
   cmd: salt --hard-crash --state-output=mixed --state-verbose=False -C '* and not
     cfg01* and not mon*' state.sls linux
   node_name: {{ HOSTNAME_CFG01 }}
-  retry: {count: 1, delay: 5}
+  retry: {count: 3, delay: 5}
   skip_fail: false
 
 - description: Configure linux on mon nodes