diff --git a/src/Models/LdapConfigModel.cs b/src/Models/LdapConfigModel.cs
index 7d9eca7..53a0d5f 100644
--- a/src/Models/LdapConfigModel.cs
+++ b/src/Models/LdapConfigModel.cs
@@ -13,4 +13,5 @@ public class LdapConfig
     public string UsersOu { get; set; } = "ou=users";
     public string GroupsOu { get; set; } = "ou=groups";
     public string MigrationsOu { get; set; } = "ou=migrations";
+    public int ConnectionRetryCount { get; set; } = 10;
 }
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diff --git a/src/Services/LdapService.cs b/src/Services/LdapService.cs
index 22038fb..76416e6 100644
--- a/src/Services/LdapService.cs
+++ b/src/Services/LdapService.cs
@@ -23,19 +23,39 @@ public partial class LdapService : IDisposable
 
     private async Task ConnectAndBind()
     {
-        if (!_conn.Connected)
+        int retries = 0;
+        while (retries++ < _opts.ConnectionRetryCount)
         {
             try
             {
-                await _conn.ConnectAsync(_opts.Host, _opts.Port);
+                if (!_conn.Connected)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        await _conn.ConnectAsync(_opts.Host, _opts.Port);
+                    }
+                    catch (SystemException ex)
+                    {
+                        _logger.LogWarning("Unable to connect to LDAP: {ex.Message}\n{ex.StackTrace}", [ex.Message, ex.StackTrace]);
+                        throw;
+                    }
+                }
+                await _conn.BindAsync(_opts.BindDn, _opts.BindPassword);
+                return;
             }
-            catch (SystemException ex)
+            catch (Exception ex)
             {
-                _logger.LogCritical("Unable to connect to LDAP: {ex.Message}\n{ex.StackTrace}", [ex.Message, ex.StackTrace]);
-                throw;
+                if (retries == _opts.ConnectionRetryCount)
+                {
+                    _logger.LogError("Unable to connect to LDAP: {ex.Message}\n{ex.StackTrace}", [ex.Message, ex.StackTrace]);
+                    throw;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    _logger.LogWarning("Unable to connect to LDAP: {ex.Message}\n{ex.StackTrace}", [ex.Message, ex.StackTrace]);
+                }
             }
         }
-        await _conn.BindAsync(_opts.BindDn, _opts.BindPassword);
     }
 
     public string AssetsBaseDn => string.IsNullOrEmpty(_opts.AssetsOu) ? _opts.BaseDn : $"{_opts.AssetsOu},{_opts.BaseDn}";