diff --git a/defaults.conf b/defaults.conf
index 5428401..780663c 100644
--- a/defaults.conf
+++ b/defaults.conf
@@ -7,4 +7,7 @@ DEST=""
 MAX_ROTATE=7
 BWLIMIT=0 # kBps
 TIMEOUT=1800
+RETRY=5
+RETRY_DELAY=60
+
 ADDITIONAL_RSYNC_OPTS=""