diff --git a/templates/nova.conf b/templates/nova.conf
index e5a00dc63..c205c49b4 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf
+++ b/templates/nova.conf
@@ -173,9 +173,13 @@ enabled = True
 {{if .MemcachedTLS}}
 backend = dogpile.cache.pymemcache
 memcache_servers={{ .MemcachedServers }}
+enable_retry_client = true
+retry_attempts = 2
+retry_delay = 0
 {{else}}
 backend = dogpile.cache.memcached
 memcache_servers={{ .MemcachedServersWithInet }}
+memcache_dead_retry = 10
 {{end}}
 tls_enabled={{ .MemcachedTLS }}
 {{else}}