diff --git a/manifests/db/sync.pp b/manifests/db/sync.pp
index d516b49f4..b65bb2be7 100644
--- a/manifests/db/sync.pp
+++ b/manifests/db/sync.pp
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ class keystone::db::sync(
     path        => '/usr/bin',
     user        => $keystone_user,
     refreshonly => true,
+    try_sleep   => 5,
+    tries       => 10,
     subscribe   => [
       Anchor['keystone::install::end'],
       Anchor['keystone::config::end'],