diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index 94acb7b4..3a87ca80 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class glance::db::sync(
     path        => '/usr/bin',
     user        => 'glance',
     refreshonly => true,
+    try_sleep   => 5,
+    tries       => 10,
     logoutput   => on_failure,
     subscribe   => [
       Anchor['glance::install::end'],