diff --git a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/kvm.py b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/kvm.py
index 2cffad0778c8364005c1f6e87bb91ea474dc8896..909cae17a57843151fc91b5cbfdb900755378222 100644
--- a/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/kvm.py
+++ b/cloudcontrol/node/hypervisor/kvm.py
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ class KVM(object):
                              'conflits with others cc-node objects')
                 return
             # update Storage pools in case VM has volumes that were created
-            self.storage.update()
+            self.storage.update(retry=10)
             # if vm is redefined while running we need to refresh its devices
             # when stopped
             redefine_on_stop = False