diff --git a/helm-charts/vmpooler/values.yaml b/helm-charts/vmpooler/values.yaml
index 188683c..88bde85 100644
--- a/helm-charts/vmpooler/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/vmpooler/values.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ timeout: '15'
 
 redis_connection_pool_size: '200'
 redis_connection_pool_timeout: '40'
-redis_reconnect_attempts: '40'
+redis_reconnect_attempts: '[0,0.25,0.5,1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512]'
 
 :dns_configs:
   :example: