diff --git a/metadata/service/manager/cluster.yml b/metadata/service/manager/cluster.yml
index cd0db05..557f5d5 100644
--- a/metadata/service/manager/cluster.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/manager/cluster.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     octavia_loadbalancer_topology: 'SINGLE'
     octavia_hm_bind_port: 5555
     octavia_amphora_availability_zone: 'nova'
+    octavia_worker_connection_max_retries: 500
+
   octavia:
     manager:
       enabled: true
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
         client_cert_key: '/etc/octavia/certs/client.key'
         client_cert_all: '/etc/octavia/certs/client_all.pem'
         server_ca: '/etc/octavia/certs/ca_01.pem'
+        connection_max_retries: ${_param:octavia_worker_connection_max_retries}
       health_manager:
         bind_ip: ${_param:octavia_hm_bind_ip}
         bind_port: ${_param:octavia_hm_bind_port}
diff --git a/metadata/service/manager/single.yml b/metadata/service/manager/single.yml
index 4bde8bb..c976a24 100644
--- a/metadata/service/manager/single.yml
+++ b/metadata/service/manager/single.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     octavia_loadbalancer_topology: 'SINGLE'
     octavia_hm_bind_port: 5555
     octavia_amphora_availability_zone: 'nova'
+    octavia_worker_connection_max_retries: 500
+
   octavia:
     manager:
       enabled: true
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@
         client_cert_key: '/etc/octavia/certs/client.key'
         client_cert_all: '/etc/octavia/certs/client_all.pem'
         server_ca: '/etc/octavia/certs/ca_01.pem'
+        connection_max_retries: ${_param:octavia_worker_connection_max_retries}
       health_manager:
         bind_ip: ${_param:octavia_hm_bind_ip}
         bind_port: ${_param:octavia_hm_bind_port}
diff --git a/octavia/files/pike/octavia_manager.conf b/octavia/files/pike/octavia_manager.conf
index bd89062..60f8250 100644
--- a/octavia/files/pike/octavia_manager.conf
+++ b/octavia/files/pike/octavia_manager.conf
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@
 
 # Retry threshold for connecting to amphorae. (integer value)
 #connection_max_retries = 300
-connection_max_retries = 100
+connection_max_retries = {{ manager.haproxy_amphora.get('connection_max_retries', '500') }}
 
 # Retry timeout between connection attempts in seconds. (integer value)
 #connection_retry_interval = 5
diff --git a/octavia/files/queens/octavia_manager.conf b/octavia/files/queens/octavia_manager.conf
index 218127c..c236a7f 100644
--- a/octavia/files/queens/octavia_manager.conf
+++ b/octavia/files/queens/octavia_manager.conf
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@
 
 # Retry threshold for connecting to amphorae. (integer value)
 #connection_max_retries = 300
-connection_max_retries = 100
+connection_max_retries = {{ manager.haproxy_amphora.get('connection_max_retries', '500') }}
 
 # Retry timeout between connection attempts in seconds. (integer value)
 #connection_retry_interval = 5