diff --git a/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53/route53.go b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53/route53.go
index 2cf2c9eb92..574200cc89 100644
--- a/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53/route53.go
+++ b/dnsprovider/pkg/dnsprovider/providers/aws/route53/route53.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ func newRoute53(config io.Reader) (*Interface, error) {
 	// e.g. https://github.com/kubernetes/kops/issues/605
 	awsConfig = awsConfig.WithCredentialsChainVerboseErrors(true)
 
+	// To avoid API throttling on busier accounts
+	awsConfig = awsConfig.WithMaxRetries(5)
+
 	sess, err := session.NewSession()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err