diff --git a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoCache.m b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoCache.m
index 9fdc3f4db..7e9eea510 100644
--- a/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoCache.m
+++ b/SoObjects/SOGo/SOGoCache.m
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ static memcached_st *handle = NULL;
             {
               memcached_behavior_set(handle, MEMCACHED_BEHAVIOR_BINARY_PROTOCOL, 1);
 	      memcached_behavior_set(handle, MEMCACHED_BEHAVIOR_TCP_NODELAY, 1);
+	      memcached_behavior_set(handle, MEMCACHED_BEHAVIOR_RETRY_TIMEOUT, 5);
 
               sd = [SOGoSystemDefaults sharedSystemDefaults];