diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenterrc b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenterrc
index ab04548245..f066c60a48 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenterrc
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/vcenter/vcenterrc
@@ -24,3 +24,9 @@
 
 # Show stacktraces on every exception
 :debug_information: false
+
+# Number of retries if a soported driver action is unsuccessful
+:retries: 3
+
+# Amount of time to wait between retry attempts (seconds)
+:retry_interval: 1