diff --git a/glance/db/sqlalchemy/api.py b/glance/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
index 707ee50c..2d8d81ac 100644
--- a/glance/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
+++ b/glance/db/sqlalchemy/api.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ STATUSES = ['active', 'saving', 'queued', 'killed', 'pending_delete',
 
 db_opts = [
     cfg.IntOpt('sql_idle_timeout', default=3600),
-    cfg.IntOpt('sql_max_retries', default=10),
+    cfg.IntOpt('sql_max_retries', default=60),
     cfg.IntOpt('sql_retry_interval', default=1),
     cfg.BoolOpt('db_auto_create', default=False),
 ]