Index: oak-segment-azure/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/azure/AzurePersistence.java
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--- oak-segment-azure/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/azure/AzurePersistence.java	(revision 1861576)
+++ oak-segment-azure/src/main/java/org/apache/jackrabbit/oak/segment/azure/AzurePersistence.java	(working copy)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import com.microsoft.azure.storage.OperationContext;
 import com.microsoft.azure.storage.RequestCompletedEvent;
+import com.microsoft.azure.storage.RetryLinearRetry;
 import com.microsoft.azure.storage.StorageEvent;
 import com.microsoft.azure.storage.StorageException;
 import com.microsoft.azure.storage.blob.BlobListingDetails;
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@
         this.segmentstoreDirectory = segmentStoreDirectory;
 
         BlobRequestOptions defaultRequestOptions = segmentStoreDirectory.getServiceClient().getDefaultRequestOptions();
+        if (defaultRequestOptions.getRetryPolicyFactory() == null) {
+            defaultRequestOptions.setRetryPolicyFactory(new RetryLinearRetry((int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(5), 5));
+        }
         if (defaultRequestOptions.getMaximumExecutionTimeInMs() == null) {
             defaultRequestOptions.setMaximumExecutionTimeInMs((int) TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(30));
         }