diff --git a/helm-charts/vmpooler/templates/deployment-manager.yaml b/helm-charts/vmpooler/templates/deployment-manager.yaml
index 43091b8..98b756e 100644
--- a/helm-charts/vmpooler/templates/deployment-manager.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/vmpooler/templates/deployment-manager.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ spec:
         - name: REDIS_CONNECTION_POOL_TIMEOUT
           value: "40"
         - name: REDIS_RECONNECT_ATTEMPTS
-          value: "40"
+          value: "[0,0.25,0.5,1,2,4,8,16,32,64,128,256,512]"
         - name: ONDEMAND_REQUEST_TTL
           value: '{{ .Values.ondemand_request_ttl }}'
         - name: ONDEMAND_CLONE_LIMIT