diff --git a/ud/manager.go b/ud/manager.go
index 842d8d353a6d05ab523db2f887c2036d169f976c..f3b7afc643c27af41d2d1591de2ff89755c6104d 100644
--- a/ud/manager.go
+++ b/ud/manager.go
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ func NewManager(client *api.Client, single *single.Manager) (*Manager, error) {
 
 	// Create the user discovery host object
 	hp := connect.GetDefaultHostParams()
+	hp.MaxRetries = 3
+	hp.SendTimeout = 3 * time.Second
 	m.host, err = m.comms.AddHost(&id.UDB, def.UDB.Address, []byte(def.UDB.Cert), hp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.WithMessage(err, "User Discovery host object could "+