diff --git a/templates/nova.conf b/templates/nova.conf
index 85b747d5c..c42967ab8 100644
--- a/templates/nova.conf
+++ b/templates/nova.conf
@@ -172,8 +172,12 @@ enabled = True
 # on contoler we prefer to use memcache when its deployed
 {{if .MemcachedTLS}}
 backend = dogpile.cache.pymemcache
+enable_retry_client = true
+retry_attempts = 2
+retry_delay = 0
 {{else}}
 backend = dogpile.cache.memcached
+memcache_dead_retry = 10
 {{end}}
 memcache_servers={{ .MemcachedServers }}
 tls_enabled={{ .MemcachedTLS }}