diff --git a/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py b/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
index 18fbbc897..9ea599892 100644
--- a/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/ceilometer/alarm/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -77,10 +77,13 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, url):
-        self._engine_facade = db_session.EngineFacade(
-            url,
-            **dict(cfg.CONF.database.items())
-        )
+        # Set max_retries to 0, since oslo.db in certain cases may attempt
+        # to retry making the db connection retried max_retries ^ 2 times
+        # in failure case and db reconnection has already been implemented
+        # in storage.__init__.get_connection_from_config function
+        options = dict(cfg.CONF.database.items())
+        options['max_retries'] = 0
+        self._engine_facade = db_session.EngineFacade(url, **options)
 
     def upgrade(self):
         # NOTE(gordc): to minimise memory, only import migration when needed
diff --git a/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py b/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
index 89038b3f8..35f992ce6 100644
--- a/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/ceilometer/event/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -85,10 +85,13 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
     )
 
     def __init__(self, url):
-        self._engine_facade = db_session.EngineFacade(
-            url,
-            **dict(cfg.CONF.database.items())
-        )
+        # Set max_retries to 0, since oslo.db in certain cases may attempt
+        # to retry making the db connection retried max_retries ^ 2 times
+        # in failure case and db reconnection has already been implemented
+        # in storage.__init__.get_connection_from_config function
+        options = dict(cfg.CONF.database.items())
+        options['max_retries'] = 0
+        self._engine_facade = db_session.EngineFacade(url, **options)
 
     def upgrade(self):
         # NOTE(gordc): to minimise memory, only import migration when needed
diff --git a/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py b/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py
index 3c53a9cc1..f4c803f91 100644
--- a/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py
+++ b/ceilometer/storage/__init__.py
@@ -88,21 +88,24 @@ class StorageBadAggregate(Exception):
     code = 400
 
 
-# Convert retry_interval secs to msecs for retry decorator
-@retrying.retry(wait_fixed=cfg.CONF.database.retry_interval * 1000,
-                stop_max_attempt_number=cfg.CONF.database.max_retries
-                if cfg.CONF.database.max_retries >= 0
-                else None)
 def get_connection_from_config(conf, purpose=None):
-    if conf.database_connection:
-        conf.set_override('connection', conf.database_connection,
-                          group='database')
-    namespace = 'ceilometer.metering.storage'
-    url = conf.database.connection
-    if purpose:
-        namespace = 'ceilometer.%s.storage' % purpose
-        url = getattr(conf.database, '%s_connection' % purpose) or url
-    return get_connection(url, namespace)
+    retries = conf.database.max_retries
+
+    # Convert retry_interval secs to msecs for retry decorator
+    @retrying.retry(wait_fixed=conf.database.retry_interval * 1000,
+                    stop_max_attempt_number=retries if retries >= 0 else None)
+    def _inner():
+        if conf.database_connection:
+            conf.set_override('connection', conf.database_connection,
+                              group='database')
+        namespace = 'ceilometer.metering.storage'
+        url = conf.database.connection
+        if purpose:
+            namespace = 'ceilometer.%s.storage' % purpose
+            url = getattr(conf.database, '%s_connection' % purpose) or url
+        return get_connection(url, namespace)
+
+    return _inner()
 
 
 def get_connection(url, namespace):
diff --git a/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py b/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
index fcb39ba34..982898e01 100644
--- a/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
+++ b/ceilometer/storage/impl_sqlalchemy.py
@@ -221,11 +221,9 @@ class Connection(base.Connection):
         # to retry making the db connection retried max_retries ^ 2 times
         # in failure case and db reconnection has already been implemented
         # in storage.__init__.get_connection_from_config function
-        cfg.CONF.set_override('max_retries', 0, group='database')
-        self._engine_facade = db_session.EngineFacade(
-            url,
-            **dict(cfg.CONF.database.items())
-        )
+        options = dict(cfg.CONF.database.items())
+        options['max_retries'] = 0
+        self._engine_facade = db_session.EngineFacade(url, **options)
 
     def upgrade(self):
         # NOTE(gordc): to minimise memory, only import migration when needed