diff --git a/thousandeyes-sdk-client/src/thousandeyes_sdk/client/thousandeyes_retry.py b/thousandeyes-sdk-client/src/thousandeyes_sdk/client/thousandeyes_retry.py
index 53d6098c..b27a5a14 100644
--- a/thousandeyes-sdk-client/src/thousandeyes_sdk/client/thousandeyes_retry.py
+++ b/thousandeyes-sdk-client/src/thousandeyes_sdk/client/thousandeyes_retry.py
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import re
 import time
-import typing
-from typing import Optional, Union
+from typing import Collection, Optional, Union
 
 from urllib3 import BaseHTTPResponse
 from urllib3.util.retry import RequestHistory, Retry
@@ -13,15 +12,18 @@ class ThousandEyesRetry(Retry):
         "x-instant-test-rate-limit-reset"
     }
 
+    RESET_HEADER_PATTERN = re.compile(r"^\s*[0-9]+\s*$")
+    HTTP_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS = 429
+
     def __init__(
             self,
-            total: Union[bool, int, None] = 10,
+            total: Union[bool, int, None] = 3,
             connect: Optional[int] = None,
             read: Optional[int] = None,
             redirect: Union[bool, int, None] = None,
-            status: Optional[int] = None,
+            status: Optional[int] = 1,
             other: Optional[int] = None,
-            allowed_methods: Optional[typing.Collection[str]] = Retry.DEFAULT_ALLOWED_METHODS,
+            allowed_methods: Optional[Collection[str]] = Retry.DEFAULT_ALLOWED_METHODS,
             status_forcelist=None,
             backoff_factor: float = 0,
             backoff_max: float = Retry.DEFAULT_BACKOFF_MAX,
@@ -29,16 +31,18 @@ class ThousandEyesRetry(Retry):
             raise_on_status: bool = False,
             history: Optional[tuple[RequestHistory, ...]] = None,
             respect_retry_after_header: bool = True,
-            remove_headers_on_redirect: typing.Collection[
-                str
-            ] = Retry.DEFAULT_REMOVE_HEADERS_ON_REDIRECT,
+            remove_headers_on_redirect: Collection[str] = Retry.DEFAULT_REMOVE_HEADERS_ON_REDIRECT,
             backoff_jitter: float = 0.0) -> None:
         super().__init__(total, connect, read, redirect, status, other, allowed_methods,
-                         [429] if status_forcelist is None else status_forcelist,
-                         backoff_factor, backoff_max, raise_on_redirect,
+                         status_forcelist, backoff_factor, backoff_max, raise_on_redirect,
                          raise_on_status, history, respect_retry_after_header,
                          remove_headers_on_redirect, backoff_jitter)
 
+    def is_retry(self, method: str, status_code: int, has_retry_after: bool = False) -> bool:
+        ret = super().is_retry(method, status_code, has_retry_after)
+        # Always retry on 429, regardless of method or status_forcelist
+        return ret or status_code == 429
+
     def get_retry_after(self, response: BaseHTTPResponse) -> Optional[float]:
         retry_after: Optional[float] = super().get_retry_after(response)
 
@@ -52,9 +56,8 @@ class ThousandEyesRetry(Retry):
 
         return retry_after
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _parse_reset_header(value: Optional[str]) -> Optional[float]:
-        if value is None or not re.match(r"^\s*[0-9]+\s*$", value):
+    def _parse_reset_header(self, value: Optional[str]) -> Optional[float]:
+        if value is None or not self.RESET_HEADER_PATTERN.match(value):
             return None
 
         seconds: float = int(value) - time.time()