diff --git a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java
index 038289d841..d8791f84b0 100644
--- a/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java
+++ b/library/src/main/java/com/google/android/exoplayer/chunk/ChunkSampleSource.java
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ public class ChunkSampleSource implements SampleSource, Loader.Callback {
   /**
    * The default minimum number of times to retry loading data prior to failing.
    */
-  public static final int DEFAULT_MIN_LOADABLE_RETRY_COUNT = 1;
+  public static final int DEFAULT_MIN_LOADABLE_RETRY_COUNT = 3;
 
   private static final int STATE_UNPREPARED = 0;
   private static final int STATE_PREPARED = 1;