diff --git a/_modules/gnocchiv1/common.py b/_modules/gnocchiv1/common.py
index a75c26f..1e5282f 100644
--- a/_modules/gnocchiv1/common.py
+++ b/_modules/gnocchiv1/common.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import logging
+import time
 from uuid import UUID
 
 try:
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@
 def send(method):
     def wrap(func):
         def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
+            connect_retries = 30
+            connect_retry_delay = 1
             cloud_name = kwargs.pop('cloud_name')
             if not cloud_name:
                 e = NoCredentials()
@@ -94,9 +97,25 @@
                 if k.startswith('__'):
                     kwargs.pop(k)
             url, request_kwargs = func(*args, **kwargs)
-            response = getattr(adapter, method)(url, **request_kwargs)
-            if not response.content:
-                return {}
+            response = None
+            for i in range(connect_retries):
+                try:
+                    response = getattr(adapter, method)(
+                        url, connect_retries=connect_retries,
+                        **request_kwargs)
+                except Exception as e:
+                    if not hasattr(e, 'http_status') or (
+                            e.http_status >= 500 or e.http_status == 0):
+                        msg = ("Got retriable exception when contacting "
+                               "Gnocchi API. Sleeping for %s seconds. "
+                               "Attepmpts %s of %s")
+                        log.error(msg % (connect_retry_delay, i,
+                                         connect_retries))
+                        time.sleep(connect_retry_delay)
+                        continue
+                    else:
+                        raise
+                break
             return response.json()
         return wrapped_f
     return wrap