diff --git a/ironic_python_agent/config.py b/ironic_python_agent/config.py
index 2b65bcfea..9122fb750 100644
--- a/ironic_python_agent/config.py
+++ b/ironic_python_agent/config.py
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ cli_opts = [
 
     cfg.IntOpt('ip_lookup_attempts',
                min=1,
-               default=int(APARAMS.get('ipa-ip-lookup-attempts', 3)),
+               default=int(APARAMS.get('ipa-ip-lookup-attempts', 6)),
                deprecated_name='ip-lookup-attempts',
                help='The number of times to try and automatically '
                     'determine the agent IPv4 address. '
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/bumpsipalookupattempts-29de7c949aaf6556.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/bumpsipalookupattempts-29de7c949aaf6556.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..618b71464
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/bumpsipalookupattempts-29de7c949aaf6556.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+other:
+  - |
+    Bumps up ipa-ip-lookup-attempts to 6, adding extra time
+    for networking to be setup before giving up.