diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
index dd2937ca..362bcce6 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 //
 
 #define MAX_ERROR_SIZE 65535
+#define MAX_RETRY_COUNT 60
 
 static const char kFingerprintDirName[] = "SSL/Fingerprints";
 //static const char kFingerprintLocalFilename[] = "Local.txt";
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@ SecureSocket::SecureSocket(
 		IEventQueue* events,
 		SocketMultiplexer* socketMultiplexer) :
 	TCPSocket(events, socketMultiplexer),
-	m_secureReady(false)
+	m_secureReady(false),
+	m_maxRetry(MAX_RETRY_COUNT)
 {
 }
 
@@ -59,7 +61,8 @@ SecureSocket::SecureSocket(
 		SocketMultiplexer* socketMultiplexer,
 		ArchSocket socket) :
 	TCPSocket(events, socketMultiplexer, socket),
-	m_secureReady(false)
+	m_secureReady(false),
+	m_maxRetry(MAX_RETRY_COUNT)
 {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h
index ba1f1df0..754956ca 100644
--- a/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h
+++ b/src/lib/plugin/ns/SecureSocket.h
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ public:
 	UInt32				secureWrite(const void* buffer, UInt32 n);
 	void				initSsl(bool server);
 	bool				loadCertificates(String& CertFile);
+	void				maxRetry(int limit) { m_maxRetry = limit; };
+	int					maxRetry() const { return m_maxRetry; };
 
 private:
 	// SSL
@@ -78,4 +80,5 @@ private:
 private:
 	Ssl*				m_ssl;
 	bool				m_secureReady;
+	int					m_maxRetry;
 };