diff --git a/_modules/keystonev3/common.py b/_modules/keystonev3/common.py
index 0ce0907..9a7744b 100644
--- a/_modules/keystonev3/common.py
+++ b/_modules/keystonev3/common.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
+import functools
 import logging
+import time
 
 try:
     import os_client_config
@@ -6,6 +8,8 @@
     os_client_config = None
 from salt import exceptions
 
+from keystoneclient import exceptions as ks_exceptions
+
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
@@ -73,33 +77,60 @@
 
 def send(method, microversion_header=None):
     def wrap(func):
+        @functools.wraps(func)
         def wrapped_f(*args, **kwargs):
             headers = kwargs.pop('headers', {})
             if kwargs.get('microversion'):
                 headers.setdefault(microversion_header,
                                    kwargs.get('microversion'))
             cloud_name = kwargs.pop('cloud_name')
+            connect_retries = 30
+            connect_retry_delay = 1
             if not cloud_name:
                 e = NoCredentials()
                 log.error('%s' % e)
                 raise e
-            adapter = _get_raw_client(cloud_name)
+            adapter = None
+            for i in range(connect_retries):
+              try:
+                adapter = _get_raw_client(cloud_name)
+              except (ks_exceptions.DiscoveryFailure) as e:
+                msg = ("Got exception when determining a suitable "
+                       "URL for Keystone plugin. Sleeping for %ss. Attepmpts "
+                       "%s of %s")
+                log.error(msg % (connect_retry_delay, i, connect_retries))
+                time.sleep(connect_retry_delay)
+                continue
+              break
+            if not adapter:
+              raise ks_exceptions.DiscoveryFailure("Could not connect to Keystone API to determine a suitable URL for the plugin")
             # Remove salt internal kwargs
             kwarg_keys = list(kwargs.keys())
             for k in kwarg_keys:
                 if k.startswith('__'):
                     kwargs.pop(k)
-            url, json = func(*args, **kwargs)
-            if json:
-                response = getattr(adapter, method)(url, headers=headers,
-                                                    json=json)
-            else:
-                response = getattr(adapter, method)(url, headers=headers)
-            if not response.content:
+            url, json  = func(*args, **kwargs)
+            response = None
+            for i in range(connect_retries):
+                try:
+                  response = getattr(adapter, method)(
+                      url, connect_retries=connect_retries,
+                      json=json)
+                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 "
+                               "Keystone API. Sleeping for %ss. Attepmpts "
+                               "%s of %s")
+                        log.error(msg % (connect_retry_delay, i, connect_retries))
+                        time.sleep(connect_retry_delay)
+                        continue
+                break
+            if not response or not response.content:
                 return {}
             try:
                 resp = response.json()
-            except:
+            except ValueError:
                 resp = response.content
             return resp
         return wrapped_f