diff --git a/cinderclient/v1/client.py b/cinderclient/v1/client.py
index 4998dcf46..6a54175c1 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v1/client.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v1/client.py
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class Client(object):
                  endpoint_type='publicURL', extensions=None,
                  service_type='volume', service_name=None,
                  volume_service_name=None, bypass_url=None,
-                 retries=None, http_log_debug=False,
+                 retries=0, http_log_debug=False,
                  cacert=None, auth_system='keystone', auth_plugin=None,
                  session=None, **kwargs):
         # FIXME(comstud): Rename the api_key argument above when we
diff --git a/cinderclient/v2/client.py b/cinderclient/v2/client.py
index c286a96ce..1a3fbfae8 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v2/client.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v2/client.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class Client(object):
                  proxy_tenant_id=None, proxy_token=None, region_name=None,
                  endpoint_type='publicURL', extensions=None,
                  service_type='volumev2', service_name=None,
-                 volume_service_name=None, bypass_url=None, retries=None,
+                 volume_service_name=None, bypass_url=None, retries=0,
                  http_log_debug=False, cacert=None, auth_system='keystone',
                  auth_plugin=None, session=None, api_version=None,
                  logger=None, **kwargs):
diff --git a/cinderclient/v3/client.py b/cinderclient/v3/client.py
index a3dcddee3..0d4bb86cb 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v3/client.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v3/client.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class Client(object):
                  proxy_tenant_id=None, proxy_token=None, region_name=None,
                  endpoint_type='publicURL', extensions=None,
                  service_type='volumev3', service_name=None,
-                 volume_service_name=None, bypass_url=None, retries=None,
+                 volume_service_name=None, bypass_url=None, retries=0,
                  http_log_debug=False, cacert=None, auth_system='keystone',
                  auth_plugin=None, session=None, api_version=None,
                  logger=None, **kwargs):