diff --git a/dozer-sink-aerospike/src/aerospike.rs b/dozer-sink-aerospike/src/aerospike.rs
index 1a98592817..5deb836801 100644
--- a/dozer-sink-aerospike/src/aerospike.rs
+++ b/dozer-sink-aerospike/src/aerospike.rs
@@ -255,19 +255,23 @@ impl Client {
         })
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn config(&self) -> &as_config {
+        unsafe { &(*self.inner.as_ptr()).config }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) unsafe fn write_batch(
         &self,
         batch: *mut as_batch_records,
+        policy: Option<*const as_policy_batch>,
     ) -> Result<(), AerospikeError> {
         debug!(target: "aerospike_sink", "Writing batch of size {}", batch.as_ref().unwrap().list.size);
 
         let started = Instant::now();
-        let policy = self.inner.as_ref().config.policies.batch;
         as_try(|err| {
             aerospike_batch_write(
                 self.inner.as_ptr(),
                 err,
-                &policy as *const as_policy_batch,
+                policy.unwrap_or(std::ptr::null()),
                 batch,
             )
         })?;
@@ -1210,7 +1214,16 @@ impl<'a> WriteBatch<'a> {
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn execute(mut self) -> Result<(), AerospikeError> {
-        unsafe { self.client.write_batch(self.inner.take().unwrap().as_ptr()) }
+        let config = self.client.config();
+        let mut policy = config.policies.batch;
+        policy.base.max_retries = 2;
+        policy.base.sleep_between_retries = 1000;
+        unsafe {
+            self.client.write_batch(
+                self.inner.take().unwrap().as_ptr(),
+                Some((&policy) as *const as_policy_batch),
+            )
+        }
     }
 }