diff --git a/client/client.go b/client/client.go
index 49b62e65..0a23b7ca 100644
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -35,7 +35,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	Auth             string
 	KeepAlive        time.Duration
 	MaxRetryCount    int
+	MinRetryInterval time.Duration
 	MaxRetryInterval time.Duration
+	RetryJitter      bool
 	Server           string
 	Proxy            string
 	Remotes          []string
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ func NewClient(c *Config) (*Client, error) {
 	if !strings.HasPrefix(c.Server, "http") {
 		c.Server = "http://" + c.Server
 	}
+	if c.MinRetryInterval < time.Second {
+		c.MinRetryInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	}
 	if c.MaxRetryInterval < time.Second {
 		c.MaxRetryInterval = 5 * time.Minute
 	}
diff --git a/client/client_connect.go b/client/client_connect.go
index 884c7647..35f58e92 100644
--- a/client/client_connect.go
+++ b/client/client_connect.go
@@ -19,7 +19,9 @@ import (
 
 func (c *Client) connectionLoop(ctx context.Context) error {
 	//connection loop!
-	b := &backoff.Backoff{Max: c.config.MaxRetryInterval}
+	b := &backoff.Backoff{Min: c.config.MinRetryInterval,
+		Max:    c.config.MaxRetryInterval,
+		Jitter: c.config.RetryJitter}
 	for {
 		connected, err := c.connectionOnce(ctx)
 		//reset backoff after successful connections
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 01f9ca3b..a0f6ea79 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -382,9 +382,14 @@ var clientHelp = `
     --max-retry-count, Maximum number of times to retry before exiting.
     Defaults to unlimited.
 
+    --min-retry-interval, Minimum wait time before retrying after a 
+    disconnection. Incremented by 2x for each retry. Defaults to 100ms.
+
     --max-retry-interval, Maximum wait time before retrying after a
     disconnection. Defaults to 5 minutes.
 
+    --retry-jitter, Enable jitter in the retry interval. Defaults to false.
+
     --proxy, An optional HTTP CONNECT or SOCKS5 proxy which will be
     used to reach the chisel server. Authentication can be specified
     inside the URL.
@@ -427,7 +432,9 @@ func client(args []string) {
 	flags.StringVar(&config.Auth, "auth", "", "")
 	flags.DurationVar(&config.KeepAlive, "keepalive", 25*time.Second, "")
 	flags.IntVar(&config.MaxRetryCount, "max-retry-count", -1, "")
+	flags.DurationVar(&config.MinRetryInterval, "min-retry-interval", 0, "")
 	flags.DurationVar(&config.MaxRetryInterval, "max-retry-interval", 0, "")
+	flags.BoolVar(&config.RetryJitter, "retry-jitter", false, "")
 	flags.StringVar(&config.Proxy, "proxy", "", "")
 	flags.StringVar(&config.TLS.CA, "tls-ca", "", "")
 	flags.BoolVar(&config.TLS.SkipVerify, "tls-skip-verify", false, "")