diff --git a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt
index 5932acec20..f497947a83 100644
--- a/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt
+++ b/libraries/matrix/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/libraries/matrix/impl/RustMatrixClientFactory.kt
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ class RustMatrixClientFactory(
             .requestConfig(
                 RequestConfig(
                     timeout = 30_000uL,
-                    retryLimit = 0u,
+                    // retryLimit must be non-zero for the SDK to retry API calls in case of error (including 429 Too Many Requests error).
+                    retryLimit = 3u,
                     // Use default values for the rest
                     maxConcurrentRequests = null,
                     maxRetryTime = null,