diff --git a/odl_video/settings.py b/odl_video/settings.py
index f5d97f30..dc48d355 100644
--- a/odl_video/settings.py
+++ b/odl_video/settings.py
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ def get_all_config_keys():
 PAGE_SIZE_VIDEOS = get_int("PAGE_SIZE_VIDEOS", 1000)
 
 MOIRA_CACHE_TIMEOUT = get_int("MOIRA_CACHE_TIMEOUT", 10800)
-MOIRA_RETRIES = get_int("MOIRA_RETRIES", 2)
+MOIRA_RETRIES = get_int("MOIRA_RETRIES", 3)
 HIJACK_ALLOW_GET_REQUESTS = True
 HIJACK_LOGOUT_REDIRECT_URL = "/admin/auth/user"