diff --git a/lib/nodejs/lib/thrift/connection.js b/lib/nodejs/lib/thrift/connection.js
index e836e30..f067920 100644
--- a/lib/nodejs/lib/thrift/connection.js
+++ b/lib/nodejs/lib/thrift/connection.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
   this.protocol = this.options.protocol || TBinaryProtocol;
   this.offline_queue = [];
   this.connected = false;
+  this.initialize_retry_vars();
 
   this._debug = this.options.debug || false;
   if (this.options.max_attempts &&