diff --git a/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml
index 8934022..2f081d5 100644
--- a/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/compute/cluster.yml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
         region: RegionOne
         host: ${_param:opencontrail_control_address}
         port: 9696
+        retry: 3
       cache:
         engine: memcached
         # NOTE (dukov) Do not change this unless you 100% sure what you are doing
diff --git a/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml b/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml
index e81933b..e606370 100644
--- a/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/compute/ironic.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
         region: RegionOne
         host: ${_param:cluster_vip_address}
         port: 9696
+        retry: 3
       ironic:
         region: RegionOne
         host: ${_param:ironic_service_host}
diff --git a/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml b/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml
index 4174b56..0352323 100644
--- a/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/compute/kvm.yml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
         region: RegionOne
         host: ${_param:cluster_vip_address}
         port: 9696
+        retry: 3
       cache:
         engine: memcached
         # NOTE (dukov) Do not change this unless you 100% sure what you are doing
diff --git a/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml
index fa271ff..bb4f432 100644
--- a/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/control/cluster.yml
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
         host: ${_param:cluster_vip_address}
         port: 9696
         mtu: 1500
+        retry: 3
       metadata:
         password: metadataPass
       cache:
diff --git a/metadata/service/control/single.yml b/metadata/service/control/single.yml
index 5030462..5178b35 100644
--- a/metadata/service/control/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/control/single.yml
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@
         port: 9696
         mtu: 1500
         tenant: service
+        retry: 3
       metadata:
         password: ${_param:metadata_password}
       cache:
diff --git a/nova/files/queens/nova-compute.conf.Debian b/nova/files/queens/nova-compute.conf.Debian
index 04e7bb3..e73c24f 100644
--- a/nova/files/queens/nova-compute.conf.Debian
+++ b/nova/files/queens/nova-compute.conf.Debian
@@ -7812,6 +7812,15 @@
 extension_sync_interval={{ compute.network.get('extension_sync_interval', '600') }}
 
 #
+# Integer value representing the number of retry attemps
+# if connection error happens.
+#  (integer value)
+#retry = 0
+{%- if compute.network.retry is defined %}
+retry = {{ compute.network.retry }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+#
 # When set to True, this option indicates that Neutron will be used to
 # proxy
 # metadata requests and resolve instance ids. Otherwise, the instance
diff --git a/nova/files/queens/nova-controller.conf.Debian b/nova/files/queens/nova-controller.conf.Debian
index 997a189..0ed6fd3 100644
--- a/nova/files/queens/nova-controller.conf.Debian
+++ b/nova/files/queens/nova-controller.conf.Debian
@@ -7672,6 +7672,15 @@
 #extension_sync_interval = 600
 
 #
+# Integer value representing the number of retry attemps
+# if connection error happens.
+#  (integer value)
+#retry = 0
+{%- if controller.network.retry is defined %}
+retry = {{ controller.network.retry }}
+{%- endif %}
+
+#
 # When set to True, this option indicates that Neutron will be used to
 # proxy
 # metadata requests and resolve instance ids. Otherwise, the instance