diff --git a/src/mongoc/mongoc-cluster.c b/src/mongoc/mongoc-cluster.c
index 03f3811dd8..4d3abb8baf 100644
--- a/src/mongoc/mongoc-cluster.c
+++ b/src/mongoc/mongoc-cluster.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #ifndef MAX_RETRY_COUNT
-#define MAX_RETRY_COUNT 3
+#define MAX_RETRY_COUNT 1
 #endif