diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9a475b57c..72d449378 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## [master](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/master) (N/A)
 - (Improvement) Block traffic on the services if there is more than 1 active leader in ActiveFailover mode
 - (Improvement) Improve master endpoint validation.
+- (Feature) Agency Improvements
 
 ## [1.2.30](https://github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/tree/1.2.30) (2023-06-16)
 - (Feature) AgencyCache Interface
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/agency/cache/config.go b/pkg/deployment/agency/cache/config.go
index 264fb2550..44a91a03b 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/agency/cache/config.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/agency/cache/config.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func Init(cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 
 	f.DurationVar(&global.RefreshDelay, "agency.refresh-delay", 500*time.Millisecond, "The Agency refresh delay (0 = no delay)")
 	f.DurationVar(&global.RefreshInterval, "agency.refresh-interval", 0, "The Agency refresh interval (0 = do not refresh)")
+	f.IntVar(&global.Retries, "agency.retries", 1, "The Agency retries (0 = no retries)")
 
 	return nil
 }
@@ -53,4 +54,5 @@ func GlobalConfig() Config {
 type Config struct {
 	RefreshDelay    time.Duration
 	RefreshInterval time.Duration
+	Retries         int
 }
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/agency/loader.go b/pkg/deployment/agency/loader.go
index a3628fc47..b9f3c61af 100644
--- a/pkg/deployment/agency/loader.go
+++ b/pkg/deployment/agency/loader.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ func getLoader[T interface{}]() agencyCache.StateLoader[T] {
 	loader = DelayLoader[T](loader, agencyCache.GlobalConfig().RefreshDelay)
 	loader = RefreshLoader[T](loader, agencyCache.GlobalConfig().RefreshInterval)
 
+	loader = RetryLoader[T](loader, agencyCache.GlobalConfig().Retries)
+
 	return loader
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/deployment/agency/loader_retry.go b/pkg/deployment/agency/loader_retry.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b81142a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/deployment/agency/loader_retry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+//
+// DISCLAIMER
+//
+// Copyright 2023 ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+// http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//
+// Copyright holder is ArangoDB GmbH, Cologne, Germany
+//
+
+package agency
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	agencyCache "github.com/arangodb/kube-arangodb/pkg/deployment/agency/cache"
+)
+
+func RetryLoader[T interface{}](loader agencyCache.StateLoader[T], retries int) agencyCache.StateLoader[T] {
+	if retries <= 0 {
+		return loader
+	}
+
+	return &retryLoader[T]{
+		parent:  loader,
+		retries: retries,
+	}
+}
+
+type retryLoader[T interface{}] struct {
+	lock sync.Mutex
+
+	retries int
+
+	parent agencyCache.StateLoader[T]
+}
+
+func (i *retryLoader[T]) UpdateTime() time.Time {
+	i.lock.Lock()
+	defer i.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return i.parent.UpdateTime()
+}
+
+func (i *retryLoader[T]) Valid() bool {
+	i.lock.Lock()
+	defer i.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return i.parent.Valid()
+}
+
+func (i *retryLoader[T]) State() (*T, uint64, bool) {
+	i.lock.Lock()
+	defer i.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return i.parent.State()
+}
+
+func (i *retryLoader[T]) Invalidate() {
+	i.lock.Lock()
+	defer i.lock.Unlock()
+
+	i.parent.Invalidate()
+}
+
+func (i *retryLoader[T]) Refresh(ctx context.Context, discovery agencyCache.LeaderDiscovery) (err error) {
+	i.lock.Lock()
+	defer i.lock.Unlock()
+
+	for z := 0; z < i.retries-1; z++ {
+		if err := i.parent.Refresh(ctx, discovery); err != nil {
+			logger.Err(err).Debug("Unable to refresh agency while retrying")
+			continue
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	return i.parent.Refresh(ctx, discovery)
+}