diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl
index 6b02ebe775b4..ffd137d3df0c 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_networking.erl
@@ -61,6 +61,14 @@
 -define(FIRST_TEST_BIND_PORT, 49152).
 
 -define(ETS_TABLE, rabbit_listener_ets).
+%% Number of re-try in case of no_epmd_port
+%% it can happen when the DNS is not ready
+%% for example, in Kubernetes during the start-up phase  
+-define(PORT_PLEASE_ATTEMPTS, 10).
+
+%% Wait for retry when erl_epmd:port_please fails
+%% See erl_epmd_port_please
+-define(PORT_PLEASE_ATTEMPTS_WAIT, 5000).
 
 %%----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -400,7 +408,33 @@ tcp_listener_stopped_ets(L) ->
 -spec record_distribution_listener() -> ok | no_return().
 
 record_distribution_listener() ->
-    {Name, Host} = rabbit_nodes:parts(node()),
+  {Name, Host} = rabbit_nodes:parts(node()),
+  epmd_port_please(Name, Host).
+
+
+-spec epmd_port_please(string(),string()) -> ok | no_return().
+
+epmd_port_please(Name, Host) ->
+    epmd_port_please(Name, Host, ?PORT_PLEASE_ATTEMPTS).
+%% erl_epmd:port_please could fail if the DNS is not ready yet
+%% for example in Kubernetes. We retry a few times.
+%% (PORT_PLEASE_ATTEMPTS * PORT_PLEASE_ATTEMPTS_WAIT)
+-spec epmd_port_please(string(),string(), integer()) -> ok | no_return().
+epmd_port_please(Name, Host, 0) ->
+    maybe_get_epmd_port(Name, Host);
+epmd_port_please(Name, Host, RetriesLeft) ->
+    rabbit_log:debug("Getting epmd port node '~s', ~b retries left",
+    [Name, RetriesLeft]),
+  case catch maybe_get_epmd_port(Name, Host) of
+    ok -> ok;
+    {error, _} ->
+      timer:sleep(?PORT_PLEASE_ATTEMPTS_WAIT),
+      epmd_port_please(Name, Host, RetriesLeft - 1)
+  end.
+
+-spec maybe_get_epmd_port(string(),string()) -> ok | no_return().
+
+maybe_get_epmd_port(Name, Host) ->
     case erl_epmd:port_please(list_to_atom(Name), Host, infinity) of
         {port, Port, _Version} ->
             IPAddress =
@@ -413,6 +447,7 @@ record_distribution_listener() ->
             throw({error, no_epmd_port})
     end.
 
+
 -spec active_listeners() -> [rabbit_types:listener()].
 
 active_listeners() ->
diff --git a/deps/rabbit_common/src/rabbit_nodes_common.erl b/deps/rabbit_common/src/rabbit_nodes_common.erl
index 2a0017fc0071..3787acff3fae 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit_common/src/rabbit_nodes_common.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit_common/src/rabbit_nodes_common.erl
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 -define(EPMD_OPERATION_TIMEOUT, 6000).
 -define(NAME_LOOKUP_ATTEMPTS, 10).
 -define(TCP_DIAGNOSTIC_TIMEOUT, 5000).
+-define(NXDOMAIN_RETRY_WAIT, 5000).
 -define(ERROR_LOGGER_HANDLER, rabbit_error_logger_handler).
 
 -include_lib("kernel/include/inet.hrl").
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ names(Hostname, RetriesLeft) ->
     noport ->
       names(Hostname, RetriesLeft - 1);
     {error, nxdomain} ->
-      timer:sleep(3000),
+      timer:sleep(?NXDOMAIN_RETRY_WAIT),
       names(Hostname, RetriesLeft - 1);
     {error, _} ->
       names(Hostname, RetriesLeft - 1)