diff --git a/builder/amazon/common/ami_filter.go b/builder/amazon/common/ami_filter.go
index 2fb9e2d54..6f47016f5 100644
--- a/builder/amazon/common/ami_filter.go
+++ b/builder/amazon/common/ami_filter.go
@@ -51,7 +51,10 @@ func (d *AmiFilterOptions) GetFilteredImage(params *ec2.DescribeImagesInput, ec2
 	}
 
 	log.Printf("Using AMI Filters %v", params)
-	imageResp, err := ec2conn.DescribeImages(params)
+	req, imageResp := ec2conn.DescribeImagesRequest(params)
+	req.RetryCount = 11
+
+	err := req.Send()
 	if err != nil {
 		err := fmt.Errorf("Error querying AMI: %s", err)
 		return nil, err