diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index c1e2826..4ba54c3 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -19,3 +19,13 @@
 
 - name: wait for influxdb port
   wait_for: port={{influxdb_client_port}} host={{influxdb_bind_address |replace('0.0.0.0', '127.0.0.1')}} state=started timeout=30
+  ignore_errors: yes
+  register: first_wait
+
+- name: restart if clustering failed to connect
+  service: name=influxdb state=restarted
+  when: first_wait|failed
+
+- name: 2nd wait for influxdb port
+  wait_for: port={{influxdb_client_port}} host={{influxdb_bind_address |replace('0.0.0.0', '127.0.0.1')}} state=started timeout=30
+  when: first_wait|failed