diff --git a/coriolis/providers/replicator.py b/coriolis/providers/replicator.py
index b3ec9add..f69a251e 100644
--- a/coriolis/providers/replicator.py
+++ b/coriolis/providers/replicator.py
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def _get_session(self):
         sess.verify = self._creds["ca_cert"]
         return sess
 
-    @utils.retry_on_error()
+    @utils.retry_on_error(sleep_seconds=10)
     def get_status(self, device=None, brief=True):
         uri = "%s/api/v1/dev" % (self._base_uri)
         if device is not None:
diff --git a/coriolis/utils.py b/coriolis/utils.py
index 097ce52e..21320467 100644
--- a/coriolis/utils.py
+++ b/coriolis/utils.py
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ def get_single_result(lis):
     return lis[0]
 
 
-def retry_on_error(max_attempts=5, sleep_seconds=0,
+def retry_on_error(max_attempts=5, sleep_seconds=1,
                    terminal_exceptions=[]):
     def _retry_on_error(func):
         @functools.wraps(func)