diff --git a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
index a9c1acce2..d5871f8ca 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/proxy_server.py
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ def load_router_config(router: Optional[litellm.Router], config_file_path: str):
     ## MODEL LIST
     model_list = config.get('model_list', None)
     if model_list:
-        router = litellm.Router(model_list=model_list, num_retries=2)
+        router = litellm.Router(model_list=model_list, num_retries=3)
         print(f"\033[32mLiteLLM: Proxy initialized with Config, Set models:\033[0m")
         for model in model_list:
             print(f"\033[32m    {model.get('model_name', '')}\033[0m")