diff --git a/sbin/ngcp-sync-constants b/sbin/ngcp-sync-constants
index e7a1108a..a652cfa0 100755
--- a/sbin/ngcp-sync-constants
+++ b/sbin/ngcp-sync-constants
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ SQL
 CHANGE MASTER TO
    MASTER_HOST=?,
    MASTER_USER=?,
-   MASTER_PASSWORD=?
+   MASTER_PASSWORD=?,
+   MASTER_CONNECT_RETRY=10
 SQL
 
 	foreach my $key (keys %{MYSQL_DATA()}) {