diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java
index e6282dc..be9d592 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentContinuousResourceSubStore.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import org.onlab.util.Tools;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ContinuousResource;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ContinuousResourceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.DiscreteResourceId;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ResourceAllocation;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ResourceConsumerId;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMap;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageException;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.TransactionContext;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.Versioned;
@@ -55,7 +57,12 @@
                 .withSerializer(SERIALIZER)
                 .build();
 
-        childMap.putIfAbsent(Resource.ROOT.id(), new LinkedHashSet<>());
+        Tools.retryable(
+                () -> childMap.putIfAbsent(Resource.ROOT.id(), new LinkedHashSet<>()),
+                StorageException.ConcurrentModification.class,
+                Integer.MAX_VALUE,
+                50
+        ).get();
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java
index d70916e..9135230 100644
--- a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java
+++ b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onosproject/store/resource/impl/ConsistentDiscreteResourceSubStore.java
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
+import org.onlab.util.Tools;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.DiscreteResource;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.DiscreteResourceId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.Resource;
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.ResourceConsumerId;
 import org.onosproject.net.resource.Resources;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.ConsistentMap;
+import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageException;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.StorageService;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.TransactionContext;
 import org.onosproject.store.service.Versioned;
@@ -53,7 +55,12 @@
                 .withSerializer(SERIALIZER)
                 .build();
 
-        childMap.putIfAbsent(Resource.ROOT.id(), DiscreteResources.empty());
+        Tools.retryable(
+                () -> childMap.putIfAbsent(Resource.ROOT.id(), DiscreteResources.empty()),
+                StorageException.ConcurrentModification.class,
+                Integer.MAX_VALUE,
+                50
+        ).get();
     }
 
     @Override