diff --git a/appc-metric/appc-metric-installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh b/appc-metric/appc-metric-installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh
index 1d769fa..aaa1911 100644
--- a/appc-metric/appc-metric-installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh
+++ b/appc-metric/appc-metric-installer/src/main/resources/scripts/install-feature.sh
@@ -36,5 +36,25 @@
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} ${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS} feature:repo-add ${features.repositories}
-${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} ${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS} feature:install ${features.boot}
+COUNT=0
+while [ $COUNT -lt 10 ]; do
+	${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} ${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS} feature:repo-add ${features.repositories} 2> /tmp/installErr
+	cat /tmp/installErr
+	if grep -q 'Failed to get the session' /tmp/installErr; then
+		sleep 10
+	else
+		let COUNT=10
+	fi
+	let COUNT=COUNT+1
+done
+COUNT=0
+while [ $COUNT -lt 10 ]; do
+	${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT} ${ODL_KARAF_CLIENT_OPTS} feature:install ${features.boot} 2> /tmp/installErr
+		cat /tmp/installErr
+	if grep -q 'Failed to get the session' /tmp/installErr; then
+		sleep 10
+	else
+		let COUNT=10
+	fi
+	let COUNT=COUNT+1
+done