diff --git a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java
index f52e612..9ff8002 100644
--- a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java
+++ b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/NetconfDeviceProvider.java
@@ -98,12 +98,10 @@
 import java.util.function.Supplier;
 
 import static java.util.concurrent.Executors.newScheduledThreadPool;
+import static java.util.concurrent.Executors.newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor;
 import static org.onlab.util.Tools.groupedThreads;
 import static org.onosproject.netconf.NetconfDeviceInfo.extractIpPortPath;
-import static org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.OsgiPropertyConstants.MAX_RETRIES;
-import static org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.OsgiPropertyConstants.MAX_RETRIES_DEFAULT;
-import static org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.OsgiPropertyConstants.POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS;
-import static org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.OsgiPropertyConstants.POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS_DEFAULT;
+import static org.onosproject.provider.netconf.device.impl.OsgiPropertyConstants.*;
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
 
 /**
@@ -113,6 +111,7 @@
         property = {
                 POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS + ":Integer=" + POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS_DEFAULT,
                 MAX_RETRIES + ":Integer=" + MAX_RETRIES_DEFAULT,
+                RETRY_FREQUENCY_SECONDS + ":Integer=" + RETRY_FREQUENCY_SECONDS_DEFAULT
         })
 public class NetconfDeviceProvider extends AbstractProvider
         implements DeviceProvider {
@@ -167,16 +166,24 @@
      */
     private int maxRetries = MAX_RETRIES_DEFAULT;
 
+    /**
+     * Configure retry frequency for connecting with device again; default is 30 sec.
+     */
+    private int retryFrequency = RETRY_FREQUENCY_SECONDS_DEFAULT;
+
     protected ExecutorService connectionExecutor = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(CORE_POOL_SIZE,
             groupedThreads("onos/netconfDeviceProviderConnection",
                     "connection-executor-%d", log));
     protected ScheduledExecutorService pollingExecutor = newScheduledThreadPool(CORE_POOL_SIZE,
             groupedThreads("onos/netconfDeviceProviderPoll",
                     "polling-executor-%d", log));
-
+    protected ScheduledExecutorService reconnectionExecutor = newSingleThreadScheduledExecutor(
+            groupedThreads("onos/netconfDeviceProviderReconnection",
+                           "reconnection-executor-%d", log));
     protected DeviceProviderService providerService;
     private final Map<DeviceId, AtomicInteger> retriedPortDiscoveryMap = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     protected ScheduledFuture<?> scheduledTask;
+    protected ScheduledFuture<?> scheduledReconnectionTask;
     private final Striped<Lock> deviceLocks = Striped.lock(30);
 
     protected final ConfigFactory factory =
@@ -207,8 +214,8 @@
         cfgService.addListener(cfgListener);
         controller.addDeviceListener(innerNodeListener);
         deviceService.addListener(deviceListener);
-        pollingExecutor.execute(NetconfDeviceProvider.this::connectDevices);
         scheduledTask = schedulePolling();
+        scheduledReconnectionTask = scheduleConnectDevices();
         modified(context);
         log.info("Started");
     }
@@ -232,6 +239,7 @@
         scheduledTask.cancel(true);
         connectionExecutor.shutdown();
         pollingExecutor.shutdown();
+        reconnectionExecutor.shutdown();
         log.info("Stopped");
     }
 
@@ -253,6 +261,18 @@
                 log.info("Configured. Poll frequency is configured to {} seconds", pollFrequency);
             }
 
+            int newRetryFrequency = Tools.getIntegerProperty(properties, RETRY_FREQUENCY_SECONDS,
+                                                            RETRY_FREQUENCY_SECONDS_DEFAULT);
+
+            if (newRetryFrequency != retryFrequency) {
+                retryFrequency = newRetryFrequency;
+                if (scheduledReconnectionTask != null) {
+                    scheduledReconnectionTask.cancel(false);
+                }
+                scheduledReconnectionTask = scheduleConnectDevices();
+                log.info("Configured. Retry frequency is configured to {} seconds", retryFrequency);
+            }
+
             maxRetries = Tools.getIntegerProperty(properties, MAX_RETRIES, MAX_RETRIES_DEFAULT);
             log.info("Configured. Number of retries is configured to {} times", maxRetries);
         }
@@ -405,10 +425,16 @@
         };
     }
 
-    //Connecting devices with initial config
+    private ScheduledFuture scheduleConnectDevices() {
+        return reconnectionExecutor.scheduleAtFixedRate(this::connectDevices, 0, retryFrequency,
+                                                        TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+    }
+
+    /* Connecting devices with initial config. This will keep on retrying infinitely for all devices which are not
+    connecting with ONOS. To stop retry, please remove device from netcfg*/
     private void connectDevices() {
         Set<DeviceId> deviceSubjects = cfgService.getSubjects(DeviceId.class, NetconfDeviceConfig.class);
-        deviceSubjects.parallelStream().forEach(deviceId -> {
+        deviceSubjects.parallelStream().filter(deviceId -> !deviceService.isAvailable(deviceId)).forEach(deviceId -> {
             connectionExecutor.execute(exceptionSafe(() -> runElectionFor(deviceId)));
         });
     }
diff --git a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java
index 8ededfd..e97f0a1 100644
--- a/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java
+++ b/providers/netconf/device/src/main/java/org/onosproject/provider/netconf/device/impl/OsgiPropertyConstants.java
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     public static final String POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS = "pollFrequency";
     public static final int POLL_FREQUENCY_SECONDS_DEFAULT = 30;
 
+    public static final String RETRY_FREQUENCY_SECONDS = "retryFrequency";
+    public static final int RETRY_FREQUENCY_SECONDS_DEFAULT = 30;
+
     public static final String MAX_RETRIES = "maxRetries";
     public static final int MAX_RETRIES_DEFAULT = 5;