diff --git a/metrics/influx-enterprise/status.sh b/metrics/influx-enterprise/status.sh
index fa9c2fed7..62fb2a445 100755
--- a/metrics/influx-enterprise/status.sh
+++ b/metrics/influx-enterprise/status.sh
@@ -22,13 +22,32 @@ check_service() {
 
   # Loop through the servers
   for server in "${servers[@]}"; do
-    # Check if the service is running
-    if ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no sol@"$server" sudo systemctl is-active "$service" >/dev/null; then
+    ssh_success=false
+    ssh_attempts=0
+    while ! $ssh_success && [ $ssh_attempts -lt 3 ]; do
+      # Check if the service is running
+      if ssh -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no sol@"$server" sudo systemctl is-active "$service" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        ssh_success=true
+      else
+        ssh_attempts=$((ssh_attempts + 1))
+        sleep 5
+      fi
+    done
+
+    if $ssh_success; then
       # Service is running
       message="The $service service is running on $server."
       echo "$message"
     else
-      # Service is not running, try to restart it
+      # SSH connection failed after retries
+      message="ERROR: Unable to establish SSH connection to $server after 3 retries."
+      echo "$message"
+      curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"content":"'"$message"', manual intervention is required."}' "$DISCORD_WEBHOOK"
+      continue
+    fi
+
+    # Service is not running, try to restart it
+    if ! $ssh_success; then
       message="The $service service is not running on $server. Restarting..."
       echo "$message"
       curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"content":"'"$message"'"}' "$DISCORD_WEBHOOK"