diff --git a/src/common/net/Client.cpp b/src/common/net/Client.cpp
index c7cdd3583..f141af66b 100644
--- a/src/common/net/Client.cpp
+++ b/src/common/net/Client.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Client::Client(int id, const char *agent, IClientListener *listener) :
     m_agent(agent),
     m_listener(listener),
     m_id(id),
+    m_retries(5),
     m_retryPause(5000),
     m_failures(0),
     m_recvBufPos(0),
@@ -267,7 +268,7 @@ bool Client::parseJob(const rapidjson::Value &params, int *code)
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (!m_quiet) {
+    if (!isQuiet()) {
         LOG_WARN("[%s] duplicate job received, reconnect", m_pool.url());
     }
 
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ int Client::resolve(const char *host)
 
     const int r = uv_getaddrinfo(uv_default_loop(), &m_resolver, Client::onResolved, host, nullptr, &m_hints);
     if (r) {
-        if (!m_quiet) {
+        if (!isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s:%u] getaddrinfo error: \"%s\"", host, m_pool.port(), uv_strerror(r));
         }
         return 1;
@@ -453,7 +454,7 @@ void Client::parse(char *line, size_t len)
     LOG_DEBUG("[%s] received (%d bytes): \"%s\"", m_pool.url(), len, line);
 
     if (len < 32 || line[0] != '{') {
-        if (!m_quiet) {
+        if (!isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] JSON decode failed", m_pool.url());
         }
 
@@ -462,7 +463,7 @@ void Client::parse(char *line, size_t len)
 
     rapidjson::Document doc;
     if (doc.ParseInsitu(line).HasParseError()) {
-        if (!m_quiet) {
+        if (!isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] JSON decode failed: \"%s\"", m_pool.url(), rapidjson::GetParseError_En(doc.GetParseError()));
         }
 
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ void Client::parseExtensions(const rapidjson::Value &value)
 void Client::parseNotification(const char *method, const rapidjson::Value &params, const rapidjson::Value &error)
 {
     if (error.IsObject()) {
-        if (!m_quiet) {
+        if (!isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] error: \"%s\", code: %d", m_pool.url(), error["message"].GetString(), error["code"].GetInt());
         }
         return;
@@ -538,7 +539,7 @@ void Client::parseResponse(int64_t id, const rapidjson::Value &result, const rap
             m_listener->onResultAccepted(this, it->second, message);
             m_results.erase(it);
         }
-        else if (!m_quiet) {
+        else if (!isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] error: \"%s\", code: %d", m_pool.url(), message, error["code"].GetInt());
         }
 
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ void Client::parseResponse(int64_t id, const rapidjson::Value &result, const rap
     if (id == 1) {
         int code = -1;
         if (!parseLogin(result, &code)) {
-            if (!m_quiet) {
+            if (!isQuiet()) {
                 LOG_ERR("[%s] login error code: %d", m_pool.url(), code);
             }
 
@@ -661,7 +662,7 @@ void Client::onConnect(uv_connect_t *req, int status)
     }
 
     if (status < 0) {
-        if (!client->m_quiet) {
+        if (!client->isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] connect error: \"%s\"", client->m_pool.url(), uv_strerror(status));
         }
 
@@ -689,7 +690,7 @@ void Client::onRead(uv_stream_t *stream, ssize_t nread, const uv_buf_t *buf)
     }
 
     if (nread < 0) {
-        if (nread != UV_EOF && !client->m_quiet) {
+        if (nread != UV_EOF && !client->isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] read error: \"%s\"", client->m_pool.url(), uv_strerror((int) nread));
         }
 
@@ -749,7 +750,7 @@ void Client::onResolved(uv_getaddrinfo_t *req, int status, struct addrinfo *res)
     }
 
     if (status < 0) {
-        if (!client->m_quiet) {
+        if (!client->isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] DNS error: \"%s\"", client->m_pool.url(), uv_strerror(status));
         }
 
@@ -773,7 +774,7 @@ void Client::onResolved(uv_getaddrinfo_t *req, int status, struct addrinfo *res)
     }
 
     if (ipv4.empty() && ipv6.empty()) {
-        if (!client->m_quiet) {
+        if (!client->isQuiet()) {
             LOG_ERR("[%s] DNS error: \"No IPv4 (A) or IPv6 (AAAA) records found\"", client->m_pool.url());
         }
 
diff --git a/src/common/net/Client.h b/src/common/net/Client.h
index 651f97b5c..97bf16a53 100644
--- a/src/common/net/Client.h
+++ b/src/common/net/Client.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
     inline SocketState state() const         { return m_state; }
     inline uint16_t port() const             { return m_pool.port(); }
     inline void setQuiet(bool quiet)         { m_quiet = quiet; }
+    inline void setRetries(int retries)      { m_retries = retries; }
     inline void setRetryPause(int ms)        { m_retryPause = ms; }
 
 private:
@@ -96,6 +97,8 @@ private:
     void setState(SocketState state);
     void startTimeout();
 
+    inline bool isQuiet() const { return m_quiet || m_failures >= m_retries; }
+
     static void onAllocBuffer(uv_handle_t *handle, size_t suggested_size, uv_buf_t *buf);
     static void onClose(uv_handle_t *handle);
     static void onConnect(uv_connect_t *req, int status);
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ private:
     const char *m_agent;
     IClientListener *m_listener;
     int m_id;
+    int m_retries;
     int m_retryPause;
     int64_t m_failures;
     Job m_job;
diff --git a/src/common/net/strategies/FailoverStrategy.cpp b/src/common/net/strategies/FailoverStrategy.cpp
index 588544980..295b4335e 100644
--- a/src/common/net/strategies/FailoverStrategy.cpp
+++ b/src/common/net/strategies/FailoverStrategy.cpp
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ void FailoverStrategy::add(const Pool &pool)
 {
     Client *client = new Client((int) m_pools.size(), Platform::userAgent(), this);
     client->setPool(pool);
+    client->setRetries(m_retries);
     client->setRetryPause(m_retryPause * 1000);
     client->setQuiet(m_quiet);
 
diff --git a/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.cpp b/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.cpp
index 50620ab28..21ce7b34d 100644
--- a/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.cpp
+++ b/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.cpp
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@
 #include "interfaces/IStrategyListener.h"
 
 
-SinglePoolStrategy::SinglePoolStrategy(const Pool &pool, int retryPause, IStrategyListener *listener, bool quiet) :
+SinglePoolStrategy::SinglePoolStrategy(const Pool &pool, int retryPause, int retries, IStrategyListener *listener, bool quiet) :
     m_active(false),
     m_listener(listener)
 {
     m_client = new Client(0, Platform::userAgent(), this);
     m_client->setPool(pool);
+    m_client->setRetries(retries);
     m_client->setRetryPause(retryPause * 1000);
     m_client->setQuiet(quiet);
 }
diff --git a/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.h b/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.h
index ce3d0f7f4..41d90e349 100644
--- a/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.h
+++ b/src/common/net/strategies/SinglePoolStrategy.h
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class Url;
 class SinglePoolStrategy : public IStrategy, public IClientListener
 {
 public:
-    SinglePoolStrategy(const Pool &pool, int retryPause, IStrategyListener *listener, bool quiet = false);
+    SinglePoolStrategy(const Pool &pool, int retryPause, int retries, IStrategyListener *listener, bool quiet = false);
     ~SinglePoolStrategy();
 
 public:
diff --git a/src/net/Network.cpp b/src/net/Network.cpp
index bcd13ee1d..7293a0ac9 100644
--- a/src/net/Network.cpp
+++ b/src/net/Network.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Network::Network(xmrig::Controller *controller) :
         m_strategy = new FailoverStrategy(pools, controller->config()->retryPause(), controller->config()->retries(), this);
     }
     else {
-        m_strategy = new SinglePoolStrategy(pools.front(), controller->config()->retryPause(), this);
+        m_strategy = new SinglePoolStrategy(pools.front(), controller->config()->retryPause(), controller->config()->retries(), this);
     }
 
     if (controller->config()->donateLevel() > 0) {
diff --git a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
index 3bb5caa24..b4b419386 100644
--- a/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
+++ b/src/net/strategies/DonateStrategy.cpp
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ DonateStrategy::DonateStrategy(int level, const char *user, xmrig::Algo algo, IS
         m_strategy = new FailoverStrategy(m_pools, 1, 2, this, true);
     }
     else {
-        m_strategy = new SinglePoolStrategy(m_pools.front(), 1, this, true);
+        m_strategy = new SinglePoolStrategy(m_pools.front(), 1, 2, this, true);
     }
 
     m_timer.data = this;