diff --git a/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/Constants.java b/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/Constants.java
index d21534436c4..18eba314c83 100644
--- a/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/Constants.java
+++ b/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/Constants.java
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public interface Constants {
     int DEFAULT_SESSION_TIMEOUT = 60 * 1000;
 
     /**
-     * Default value for the times of retry: 3
+     * Default value for the times of retry: -1 (forever)
      */
-    int DEFAULT_REGISTRY_RETRY_TIMES = 3;
+    int DEFAULT_REGISTRY_RETRY_TIMES = -1;
 
     int DEFAULT_REGISTRY_RECONNECT_PERIOD = 3 * 1000;
 
diff --git a/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/retry/AbstractRetryTask.java b/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/retry/AbstractRetryTask.java
index 425430b1340..c6226db1327 100644
--- a/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/retry/AbstractRetryTask.java
+++ b/dubbo-registry/dubbo-registry-api/src/main/java/org/apache/dubbo/registry/retry/AbstractRetryTask.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public void run(Timeout timeout) throws Exception {
             // other thread cancel this timeout or stop the timer.
             return;
         }
-        if (times > retryTimes) {
+        if (retryTimes > 0 && times > retryTimes) {
             // 1-13 - failed to execute the retrying task.
 
             logger.warn(