diff --git a/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml b/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml
index 12eeb0f8c..22a8a28c4 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/tasks/join_etcd-events_member.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
   register: etcd_events_member_in_cluster
   changed_when: false
   check_mode: false
+  retries: "{{ etcd_retries }}"
+  delay: "{{ retry_stagger | random + 3 }}"
+  until: etcd_events_member_in_cluster.rc == 0
   tags:
     - facts
   environment: