diff --git a/playbooks/edx-east/ansible.cfg b/playbooks/edx-east/ansible.cfg
index 527a112..a73df86 100644
--- a/playbooks/edx-east/ansible.cfg
+++ b/playbooks/edx-east/ansible.cfg
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ ansible_managed=This file is created and updated by ansible, edit at your peril
 
 [ssh_connection]
 ssh_args=-o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath="~/.ansible/tmp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r" -o ServerAliveInterval=30
+retries=5