diff --git a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts
index 61aa92a7..26aad3ca 100644
--- a/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts
+++ b/src/backend/common/infrastructure/config/client/index.ts
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ export interface CommonClientOptions extends RequestRetryOptions, UpstreamRefres
     /**
      * Number of times MS should automatically retry scrobbles in dead letter queue
      *
-     * @default 1
-     * @examples [1]
+     * @default 3
+     * @examples [3]
      * */
     deadLetterRetries?: number
 
diff --git a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
index 48f6e19e..71f82a71 100644
--- a/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
+++ b/src/backend/scrobblers/AbstractScrobbleClient.ts
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ export default abstract class AbstractScrobbleClient extends AbstractComponent i
 
         const {
             options: {
-                deadLetterRetries = 1
+                deadLetterRetries = 3
             } = {}
         } = this.config;