diff --git a/src/vnsw/agent/services/arp_proto.h b/src/vnsw/agent/services/arp_proto.h
index 6f8c1dd7d1a..a938402d4cf 100644
--- a/src/vnsw/agent/services/arp_proto.h
+++ b/src/vnsw/agent/services/arp_proto.h
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ struct ArpVrfState : public DBState {
 
 class ArpDBState : public DBState {
 public:
-    static const uint32_t kMaxRetry = 30;
+    static const uint32_t kMaxRetry = 30 * 5; //retries upto 5 minutes,
+                                              //30 tries/per minutes
     static const uint32_t kTimeout = 2000;
     typedef std::map<uint32_t, uint32_t> WaitForTrafficIntfMap;
 
diff --git a/src/vnsw/agent/services/icmpv6_proto.h b/src/vnsw/agent/services/icmpv6_proto.h
index c6d8d663006..aebe2675cc2 100644
--- a/src/vnsw/agent/services/icmpv6_proto.h
+++ b/src/vnsw/agent/services/icmpv6_proto.h
@@ -121,8 +121,9 @@ class Icmpv6VrfState : public DBState {
 
 class Icmpv6RouteState : public DBState {
 public:
-    static const uint32_t kMaxRetry = 20;
-    static const uint32_t kTimeout = 1000;
+    static const uint32_t kMaxRetry = 30 * 5; //retries upto 5 minutes,
+                                              //30 tries/per minutes
+    static const uint32_t kTimeout = 2000;
     typedef std::map<uint32_t, uint32_t> WaitForTrafficIntfMap;
 
     Icmpv6RouteState(Icmpv6VrfState *vrf_state, uint32_t vrf_id,