--- dehydrated.0.6.5    2019-10-09 10:47:26.300469301 +0200
+++ dehydrated  2019-10-09 10:38:48.859796485 +0200
@@ -154,7 +154,9 @@
   DEHYDRATED_USER=
   DEHYDRATED_GROUP=
   API="auto"
-
+  HTTP_RETRY_COUNT="5"
+  HTTP_RETRY_DELAY="1"
+
   if [[ -z "${CONFIG:-}" ]]; then
     echo "#" >&2
     echo "# !! WARNING !! No main config file found, using default config!" >&2
@@ -528,16 +530,46 @@
   fi

   set +e
-  if [[ "${1}" = "head" ]]; then
-    statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" "${2}" -I)"
-    curlret="${?}"
-    touch "${tempheaders}"
+  if [[ "${1}" = "head" ]] ; then
+    while true ; do
+      statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" "${2}" -I)"
+      curlret="${?}"
+      touch "${tempheaders}"
+      if [[ ! "${curlret}" = "0" ]]; then
+        HTTP_RETRY_COUNT=$((HTTP_RETRY_COUNT-1))
+   if [[ ! "${HTTP_RETRY_COUNT}" -lt "0" ]]; then
+          sleep "$HTTP_RETRY_DELAY"
+          continue
+        fi
+      fi
+      break
+    done
   elif [[ "${1}" = "get" ]]; then
-    statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -L -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" -D "${tempheaders}" "${2}")"
-    curlret="${?}"
+    while true ; do
+      statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -L -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" -D "${tempheaders}" "${2}")"
+      curlret="${?}"
+      if [[ ! "${curlret}" = "0" ]]; then
+        HTTP_RETRY_COUNT=$((HTTP_RETRY_COUNT-1))
+        if [[ ! "${HTTP_RETRY_COUNT}" -lt "0" ]]; then
+     sleep "$HTTP_RETRY_DELAY"
+          continue
+        fi
+      fi
+      break
+    done
   elif [[ "${1}" = "post" ]]; then
-    statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" "${2}" -D "${tempheaders}" -H 'Content-Type: application/jose+json' -d "${3}")"
-    curlret="${?}"
+    while true ; do
+      statuscode="$(curl ${ip_version:-} ${CURL_OPTS} -A "dehydrated/${VERSION} curl/${CURL_VERSION}" -s -w "%{http_code}" -o "${tempcont}" "${2}" -D "${tempheaders}" -H 'Content-Type: application/jose+json' -d "${3}")"
+      curlret="${?}"
+        if [[ ! "${curlret}" = "0" ]]; then
+         HTTP_RETRY_COUNT=$((HTTP_RETRY_COUNT-1))
+     if [[ ! "${HTTP_RETRY_COUNT}" -lt "0" ]]; then
+            sleep "$HTTP_RETRY_DELAY"
+            continue
+          fi
+   fi
+        break
+    done
   else
     set -e
     _exiterr "Unknown request method: ${1}"