diff --git a/sofatutor_config.yaml b/sofatutor_config.yaml
index f1cb96b1d60d..8736b7e2a8b7 100644
--- a/sofatutor_config.yaml
+++ b/sofatutor_config.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ general_settings:
 router_settings:
   redis_host: "redis"
   redis_port: 6379
+  num_retries: 5
+  timeout: 2
 
 cache:
   type: "redis"