diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 9e66b93..edc74f4 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ impl Default for Jobs {
 pub struct Processors {
     inner: HashMap<String, Box<Processor + Send + Sync + 'static>>,
     jobs: Option<Jobs>,
+    max_retries: usize,
 }
 
 impl Processors {
@@ -95,6 +96,11 @@ impl Processors {
         Default::default()
     }
 
+    pub fn max_retries(&mut self, max_retries: usize) -> &mut Self {
+        self.max_retries = max_retries;
+        self
+    }
+
     pub fn register_processor<P>(&mut self, processor: P)
     where
         P: Processor + Send + Sync + 'static,
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ impl Default for Processors {
         Processors {
             inner: Default::default(),
             jobs: Default::default(),
+            max_retries: 5,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -152,14 +159,21 @@ fn process(
 
     let fut = processor.process(args).then(move |res| match res {
         Ok(_) => Ok(info!("Job completed, {}", name)),
-        Err(e) => Err(error!("Job errored, {}, {}", name, e)),
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Job errored, {}, {}", name, e);
+            Err(e)
+        }
     });
 
     processors.inner.insert(local_name, processor);
 
     fut.then(move |res| {
-        if res.is_err() {
-            jobs.requeue(&local_name_2, job);
+        if let Err(e) = res {
+            if job.retry_count < processors.max_retries {
+                jobs.requeue(&local_name_2, job);
+            } else {
+                error!("Job failed permanently, {}, {}", &local_name_2, e);
+            }
         }
 
         processors.jobs = Some(jobs);