diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 914d4dc..bb4792b 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 	e.Use(middlewares.DenyRoutes(config))
 	e.Use(middlewares.Cache(config))
 	e.Use(middlewares.Gzip(config))
+	e.Use(middlewares.Retry(config))
 	e.Use(middleware.ProxyWithConfig(*config.ProxyConfig))
 
 	// Start metrics server
diff --git a/middlewares/retry.go b/middlewares/retry.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb84f01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/middlewares/retry.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package middlewares
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	"github.com/labstack/echo/v4"
+	"github.com/marigold-dev/tzproxy/utils"
+)
+
+func Retry(config *utils.Config) echo.MiddlewareFunc {
+	return func(next echo.HandlerFunc) echo.HandlerFunc {
+		return func(c echo.Context) (err error) {
+			if config.ConfigFile.TezosHostRetry == "" {
+				return next(c)
+			}
+
+			config.Logger.Debug().Msg("retry middleware")
+			err = next(c)
+
+			status := c.Response().Status
+			if status == http.StatusNotFound || status == http.StatusForbidden {
+				config.Logger.Debug().Msg("retry middleware: retrying")
+				c.Set("retry", status)
+				return next(c)
+			}
+
+			c.Set("retry", nil)
+
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+}