diff --git a/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/test/url_request.cpp b/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/test/url_request.cpp
index 58f99844..6e862a01 100644
--- a/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/test/url_request.cpp
+++ b/libwvdrmengine/cdm/core/test/url_request.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace wvcdm {
 
 namespace {
 
+const int kMaxConnectAttempts = 3;
 const int kReadBufferSize = 1024;
 const int kConnectTimeoutMs = 15000;
 const int kWriteTimeoutMs = 12000;
@@ -79,12 +80,14 @@ UrlRequest::UrlRequest(const std::string& url)
 UrlRequest::~UrlRequest() {}
 
 void UrlRequest::Reconnect() {
-  socket_.CloseSocket();
-  if (socket_.Connect(kConnectTimeoutMs)) {
-    is_connected_ = true;
-  } else {
-    LOGE("failed to connect to %s, port=%d", socket_.domain_name().c_str(),
-         socket_.port());
+  for(uint32_t i = 0; i < kMaxConnectAttempts && !is_connected_; ++i) {
+    socket_.CloseSocket();
+    if (socket_.Connect(kConnectTimeoutMs)) {
+      is_connected_ = true;
+    } else {
+      LOGE("failed to connect to %s, port=%d", socket_.domain_name().c_str(),
+           socket_.port());
+    }
   }
 }