diff --git a/libfic/db.go b/libfic/db.go
index 8c945cc4..4155741f 100644
--- a/libfic/db.go
+++ b/libfic/db.go
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func DBInit(dsn string) (err error) {
 	}
 
 	_, 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 {
+	for i := 0; err != nil && i < 15; 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)