diff --git a/_modules/cinderv3/common.py b/_modules/cinderv3/common.py
index bc77cd9..df419e9 100644
--- a/_modules/cinderv3/common.py
+++ b/_modules/cinderv3/common.py
@@ -65,9 +65,11 @@
 def send(method):
     def wrap(func):
         def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
-            connect_retries = 30
-            connect_retry_delay = 1
             cloud_name = kwargs.pop('cloud_name')
+            connection_params = kwargs.pop('connection_params', {}) or {}
+            connect_retries = connection_params.get('connect_retries', 60)
+            connect_retry_delay = connection_params.get('connect_retry_delay',
+                                                        1)
             if not cloud_name:
                 e = NoCredentials()
                 log.error('%s' % e)