# Configure immediate retries

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> [!NOTE]
> In order to get full control over Immediate Retries it is possible to override the default [Recoverability Policy](/nservicebus/recoverability/custom-recoverability-policy.md).

> [!WARNING]
> Immediate Retries cannot be used when [transport transactions](/transports/transactions.md) are disabled.


## Configuring

 * `NumberOfRetries`: Number of times Immediate Retries are performed. Default: 5.

<!-- snippet: ImmediateRetriesConfiguration -->

```cs
var recoverability = endpointConfiguration.Recoverability();
recoverability.Immediate(
    immediate =>
    {
        immediate.NumberOfRetries(3);
    });
```

<!-- endsnippet -->


## Disabling

<!-- snippet: DisablingImmediateRetriesConfiguration -->

```cs
var recoverability = endpointConfiguration.Recoverability();
recoverability.Immediate(
    immediate =>
    {
        immediate.NumberOfRetries(0);
    });
```

<!-- endsnippet -->


> [!NOTE]
> Configuration through app.config, `IProvideConfiguration` or `ConfigurationSource` is not available in Versions 6 and above.