diff --git a/virtnbdbackup b/virtnbdbackup
index f8ca2d05..f53cac11 100755
--- a/virtnbdbackup
+++ b/virtnbdbackup
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import sys
 import signal
 import logging
 import argparse
+import time
 from typing import List
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import partial
@@ -48,6 +49,9 @@ from libvirtnbdbackup.virt.exceptions import (
 )
 from libvirtnbdbackup.output.exceptions import OutputException
 
+MAX_RETRIES = 5
+RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS = 5
+
 
 def main() -> None:
     """Handle backup operation and settings."""
@@ -324,15 +328,32 @@ def main() -> None:
             "Libvirt connection error detected (%s), reconnecting",
             reasonStrings[reason],
         )
-        try:
-            virtClient = virt.client(args)
-        except connectionFailed as e:
-            logging.error("Unrecoverable connection error: %s", e)
-            sys.exit(1)
-        domObj = virtClient.getDomain(args.domain)
-        if not args.offline:
-            logging.error("Attempting to stop backup task")
-            virtClient.stopBackup(domObj)
+        for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES):
+            try:
+                virtClient = virt.client(args)
+
+                logging.info("Successfully reconnected on attempt %d.", attempt + 1)
+
+                domObj = virtClient.getDomain(args.domain)
+
+                if not args.offline:
+                    logging.error("Attempting to stop backup task")
+                    virtClient.stopBackup(domObj)
+
+                sys.exit(1)
+
+            except connectionFailed as e:
+                logging.error(
+                    "Failed to reconnect: %s. Attempt %d/%d.",
+                    e,
+                    attempt + 1,
+                    MAX_RETRIES,
+                )
+
+            logging.info("Waiting %d seconds before retrying...", RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS)
+            time.sleep(RETRY_DELAY_SECONDS)
+
+        logging.error("Unable to reconnect after %d attempts. Exiting...", MAX_RETRIES)
         sys.exit(1)
 
     try: