diff --git a/mcstatus/server.py b/mcstatus/server.py
index c8eab3a..2b12f2e 100644
--- a/mcstatus/server.py
+++ b/mcstatus/server.py
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-import json
-
 from mcstatus.pinger import ServerPinger
 from mcstatus.protocol.connection import TCPSocketConnection, UDPSocketConnection
 from mcstatus.querier import ServerQuerier
@@ -10,14 +8,30 @@ class MinecraftServer:
         self.host = host
         self.port = port
 
-    def ping_server(self, **kwargs):
+    def ping_server(self, retries=3, **kwargs):
+        attempt = 0
         connection = TCPSocketConnection((self.host, self.port))
-        pinger = ServerPinger(connection, host=self.host, port=self.port, **kwargs)
-        pinger.handshake()
-        return pinger.read_status(), pinger.test_ping()
+        exception = None
+        while attempt < retries:
+            try:
+                pinger = ServerPinger(connection, host=self.host, port=self.port, **kwargs)
+                pinger.handshake()
+                return pinger.read_status(), pinger.test_ping()
+            except Exception as e:
+                exception = e
+                attempt += 1
+        raise exception
 
-    def query_server(self):
-        connection = UDPSocketConnection((self.host, self.port))
-        querier = ServerQuerier(connection)
-        querier.handshake()
-        return querier.read_query()
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+    def query_server(self, retries=3):
+        attempt = 0
+        exception = None
+        while attempt < retries:
+            try:
+                connection = UDPSocketConnection((self.host, self.port))
+                querier = ServerQuerier(connection)
+                querier.handshake()
+                return querier.read_query()
+            except Exception as e:
+                exception = e
+                attempt += 1
+        raise exception
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diff --git a/mcstatus/tests/test_server.py b/mcstatus/tests/test_server.py
index 56bf6d5..b7ce100 100644
--- a/mcstatus/tests/test_server.py
+++ b/mcstatus/tests/test_server.py
@@ -23,6 +23,14 @@ class TestMinecraftServer(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(info.raw, {"description":"A Minecraft Server","players":{"max":20,"online":0},"version":{"name":"1.8","protocol":47}})
         self.assertTrue(latency >= 0)
 
+    def test_ping_server_retry(self):
+        with patch("mcstatus.server.TCPSocketConnection") as connection:
+            connection.return_value = None
+            with patch("mcstatus.server.ServerPinger") as pinger:
+                pinger.side_effect = [Exception, Exception, Exception]
+                self.assertRaises(Exception, self.server.ping_server)
+                self.assertEqual(pinger.call_count, 3)
+
     def test_query_server(self):
         self.socket.receive(bytearray.fromhex("090000000035373033353037373800"))
         self.socket.receive(bytearray.fromhex("00000000000000000000000000000000686f73746e616d650041204d696e656372616674205365727665720067616d657479706500534d500067616d655f6964004d494e4543524146540076657273696f6e00312e3800706c7567696e7300006d617000776f726c64006e756d706c61796572730033006d6178706c617965727300323000686f7374706f727400323535363500686f73746970003139322e3136382e35362e31000001706c617965725f000044696e6e6572626f6e6500446a696e6e69626f6e650053746576650000"))
@@ -46,4 +54,12 @@ class TestMinecraftServer(TestCase):
             "maxplayers": "20",
             "hostport": "25565",
             "hostip": "192.168.56.1",
-        })
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+        })
+
+    def test_query_server_retry(self):
+        with patch("mcstatus.server.UDPSocketConnection") as connection:
+            connection.return_value = None
+            with patch("mcstatus.server.ServerQuerier") as querier:
+                querier.side_effect = [Exception, Exception, Exception]
+                self.assertRaises(Exception, self.server.query_server)
+                self.assertEqual(querier.call_count, 3)
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