diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/setting.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/setting.ts
index 5afc2a6e8..33dad293a 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/model/setting.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/model/setting.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import moment from 'moment-timezone';
 import { Dictionary } from 'lodash';
 import yaml from 'js-yaml';
+import { retry } from '@hydrooj/utils/lib/utils';
 import * as builtin from './builtin';
 import { Setting as _Setting } from '../interface';
 import { Logger } from '../logger';
@@ -193,8 +194,7 @@ bus.once('app/started', async () => {
         if (setting.value) {
             const current = await global.Hydro.service.db.collection('system').findOne({ _id: setting.key });
             if (!current || current.value == null || current.value === '') {
-                // @ts-ignore
-                await system.set(setting.key, setting.value);
+                await retry(system.set, setting.key, setting.value);
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/packages/utils/lib/utils.ts b/packages/utils/lib/utils.ts
index c128cdd81..195762943 100644
--- a/packages/utils/lib/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/utils/lib/utils.ts
@@ -296,3 +296,25 @@ export function formatSeconds(_seconds = '0') {
         _digit2(seconds % 60),
     );
 }
+
+export async function retry(func: Function, ...args: any[]): Promise<any>;
+export async function retry(times: number, func: Function, ...args: any[]): Promise<any>;
+// eslint-disable-next-line consistent-return
+export async function retry(arg0: number | Function, func: any, ...args: any[]) {
+    let res;
+    if (typeof arg0 !== 'number') {
+        args = [func, ...args];
+        func = arg0;
+        arg0 = 3;
+    }
+    for (let i = 1; i <= arg0; i++) {
+        try {
+            // eslint-disable-next-line no-await-in-loop
+            res = await func(...args);
+        } catch (e) {
+            if (i === arg0) throw e;
+            continue;
+        }
+        return res;
+    }
+}