diff --git a/libfic/db.go b/libfic/db.go
index 617dfac1..9ff54422 100644
--- a/libfic/db.go
+++ b/libfic/db.go
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package fic
 
 import (
 	"database/sql"
+	"log"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 	_ "github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql"
 )
 
@@ -33,15 +35,20 @@ func DSNGenerator() string {
 	return db_user + ":" + db_password + "@" + db_host + "/" + db_db
 }
 
-func DBInit(dsn string) error {
-	var err error
+func DBInit(dsn string) (err error) {
 	if db, err = sql.Open("mysql", dsn + "?parseTime=true&foreign_key_checks=1"); err != nil {
-		return err
+		return
 	}
-	if _, err := db.Exec(`SET SESSION sql_mode = 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION';`); err != nil {
-		return err
+
+	_, err = db.Exec(`SET SESSION sql_mode = 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION';`)
+	for i := 0; err != nil && i < 5; i += 1 {
+		if _, err = db.Exec(`SET SESSION sql_mode = 'STRICT_TRANS_TABLES,NO_ZERO_IN_DATE,NO_ZERO_DATE,ERROR_FOR_DIVISION_BY_ZERO,NO_AUTO_CREATE_USER,NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION';`); err != nil && i <= 5 {
+			log.Println("An error occurs when trying to connect to DB, will retry in 2 seconds: ", err)
+			time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+		}
 	}
-	return nil
+
+	return
 }
 
 func DBCreate() error {