diff --git a/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml b/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
index 22fdd50e..c93cbd2a 100644
--- a/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
+++ b/tasks/nova_db_post_setup.yml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   become_user: "{{ _db_nova_system_user_name }}"
   register: nova_status_upgrade_check
   until: nova_status_upgrade_check is success
-  retries: 3
+  retries: 8
   delay: 15
   # The nova-status upgrade check command has three standard return codes:
   # 0: all checks were successful