diff --git a/manifests/reload_service.pp b/manifests/reload_service.pp
index 13062baf..abb15037 100644
--- a/manifests/reload_service.pp
+++ b/manifests/reload_service.pp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       path        => [$consul::bin_dir,'/bin','/usr/bin'],
       command     => "consul reload -rpc-addr=${rpc_addr}:${consul::rpc_port}",
       refreshonly => true,
+      tries       => 3,
     }
   }