diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
index 7c635d030a1..e866b8e6a8b 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/Config.java
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ public enum Config {
 	RouterCleanupInterval("Advanced", ManagementServer.class, Integer.class, "router.cleanup.interval", "3600", "Time in seconds identifies when to stop router when there are no user vms associated with it", null),
 	RouterStatsInterval("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Integer.class, "router.stats.interval", "300", "Interval to report router statistics.", null),
 	RouterTemplateId("Advanced", NetworkManager.class, Long.class, "router.template.id", "1", "Default ID for template.", null),
-	StartRetry("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class, "start.retry", "2", "Number of times to retry create and start commands", null),
+	StartRetry("Advanced", AgentManager.class, Integer.class, "start.retry", "10", "Number of times to retry create and start commands", null),
 	StopRetryInterval("Advanced", HighAvailabilityManager.class, Integer.class, "stop.retry.interval", "600", "Time in seconds between retries to stop or destroy a vm" , null),
 	StorageCleanupInterval("Advanced", StorageManager.class, Integer.class, "storage.cleanup.interval", "86400", "The interval to wait before running the storage cleanup thread.", null),
 	StorageCleanupEnabled("Advanced", StorageManager.class, Boolean.class, "storage.cleanup.enabled", "true", "Enables/disables the storage cleanup thread.", null),