diff --git a/py25/bacpypes/appservice.py b/py25/bacpypes/appservice.py
index 58f7190..664d5c4 100755
--- a/py25/bacpypes/appservice.py
+++ b/py25/bacpypes/appservice.py
@@ -1074,8 +1074,11 @@ class StateMachineAccessPoint(Client, ServiceAccessPoint):
         # server settings
         self.serverTransactions = []
 
-        # segmentation settings
+        # confirmed request settings
+        self.retryCount = 3
         self.retryTimeout = 3000
+
+        # segmentation settings
         self.segmentTimeout = 1500
         self.maxSegmentsAccepted = 8
 
diff --git a/py27/bacpypes/appservice.py b/py27/bacpypes/appservice.py
index 0766114..3dafee8 100755
--- a/py27/bacpypes/appservice.py
+++ b/py27/bacpypes/appservice.py
@@ -1072,8 +1072,11 @@ class StateMachineAccessPoint(Client, ServiceAccessPoint):
         # server settings
         self.serverTransactions = []
 
-        # segmentation settings
+        # confirmed request settings
+        self.retryCount = 3
         self.retryTimeout = 3000
+
+        # segmentation settings
         self.segmentTimeout = 1500
         self.maxSegmentsAccepted = 8
 
diff --git a/py34/bacpypes/appservice.py b/py34/bacpypes/appservice.py
index 542542f..b031268 100755
--- a/py34/bacpypes/appservice.py
+++ b/py34/bacpypes/appservice.py
@@ -1072,8 +1072,11 @@ class StateMachineAccessPoint(Client, ServiceAccessPoint):
         # server settings
         self.serverTransactions = []
 
-        # segmentation settings
+        # confirmed request settings
+        self.retryCount = 3
         self.retryTimeout = 3000
+
+        # segmentation settings
         self.segmentTimeout = 1500
         self.maxSegmentsAccepted = 8