diff --git a/salt/files/minion.conf b/salt/files/minion.conf
index 810158a..099bccc 100644
--- a/salt/files/minion.conf
+++ b/salt/files/minion.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 
 {%- if minion.get('master_type', 'default') == "failover" %}
 master_type: failover
+retry_dns: 0
 master_shuffle: True
 master_alive_interval: 60
 {%- endif %}