diff --git a/ovn_octavia_provider/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py b/ovn_octavia_provider/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py
index b80371fc..19c55a5a 100644
--- a/ovn_octavia_provider/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py
+++ b/ovn_octavia_provider/ovsdb/impl_idl_ovn.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from ovn_octavia_provider.i18n import _
 from ovn_octavia_provider.ovsdb import impl_idl_ovn
 from ovn_octavia_provider.ovsdb import ovsdb_monitor
 
+config.register_opts()
 
 LOG = log.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -163,7 +164,8 @@ class OvnNbIdlForLb(ovsdb_monitor.OvnIdl):
         atexit.register(self.stop)
 
     @tenacity.retry(
-        wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(max=180),
+        wait=tenacity.wait_exponential(
+            max=config.get_ovn_ovsdb_retry_max_interval()),
         reraise=True)
     def _get_ovsdb_helper(self, connection_string):
         return idlutils.get_schema_helper(connection_string, self.SCHEMA)