diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 9f9928d8..07bec449 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ pydispatcher.egg-info
 .coverage*
 dbconfig.json
 .vscode/*
+!.vscode/settings.json
 .idea
 */_version.py
 */_date.py
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..44e7fd69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+    "ruff.lineLength": 88
+}
diff --git a/dpdispatcher/machine.py b/dpdispatcher/machine.py
index 01a51557..d6dbf785 100644
--- a/dpdispatcher/machine.py
+++ b/dpdispatcher/machine.py
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ def __init__(
         local_root=None,
         remote_root=None,
         remote_profile={},
+        retry_count=3,
         *,
         context=None,
     ):
@@ -96,6 +97,7 @@ def __init__(
         else:
             pass
         self.bind_context(context=context)
+        self.retry_count = retry_count
 
     def bind_context(self, context):
         self.context = context
@@ -148,7 +150,8 @@ def load_from_dict(cls, machine_dict):
         base.check_value(machine_dict, strict=False)
 
         context = BaseContext.load_from_dict(machine_dict)
-        machine = machine_class(context=context)
+        retry_count = machine_dict.get("retry_count", 3)
+        machine = machine_class(context=context, retry_count=retry_count)
         return machine
 
     def serialize(self, if_empty_remote_profile=False):
@@ -161,6 +164,7 @@ def serialize(self, if_empty_remote_profile=False):
             machine_dict["remote_profile"] = self.context.remote_profile
         else:
             machine_dict["remote_profile"] = {}
+        machine_dict["retry_count"] = self.retry_count
         # normalize the dict
         base = self.arginfo()
         machine_dict = base.normalize_value(machine_dict, trim_pattern="_*")
@@ -396,6 +400,7 @@ def arginfo(cls):
         doc_clean_asynchronously = (
             "Clean the remote directory asynchronously after the job finishes."
         )
+        doc_retry_count = "Number of retries to resubmit failed jobs."
 
         machine_args = [
             Argument("batch_type", str, optional=False, doc=doc_batch_type),
@@ -413,6 +418,7 @@ def arginfo(cls):
                 default=False,
                 doc=doc_clean_asynchronously,
             ),
+            Argument("retry_count", int, optional=True, default=3, doc=doc_retry_count),
         ]
 
         context_variant = Variant(
diff --git a/dpdispatcher/machines/dp_cloud_server.py b/dpdispatcher/machines/dp_cloud_server.py
index b4719bfe..001a17fe 100644
--- a/dpdispatcher/machines/dp_cloud_server.py
+++ b/dpdispatcher/machines/dp_cloud_server.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 class Bohrium(Machine):
     alias = ("Lebesgue", "DpCloudServer")
 
-    def __init__(self, context):
+    def __init__(self, context, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(context=context, **kwargs)
         self.context = context
         self.input_data = context.remote_profile["input_data"].copy()
         self.api_version = 2
@@ -32,7 +33,6 @@ def __init__(self, context):
         phone = context.remote_profile.get("phone", None)
         username = context.remote_profile.get("username", None)
         password = context.remote_profile.get("password", None)
-        self.retry_count = context.remote_profile.get("retry_count", 3)
         self.ignore_exit_code = context.remote_profile.get("ignore_exit_code", True)
 
         ticket = os.environ.get("BOHR_TICKET", None)
diff --git a/dpdispatcher/machines/openapi.py b/dpdispatcher/machines/openapi.py
index e5514dce..64c57c4c 100644
--- a/dpdispatcher/machines/openapi.py
+++ b/dpdispatcher/machines/openapi.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ def unzip_file(zip_file, out_dir="./"):
 
 
 class OpenAPI(Machine):
-    def __init__(self, context):
+    def __init__(self, context, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(context=context, **kwargs)
         if not found_bohriumsdk:
             raise ModuleNotFoundError(
                 "bohriumsdk not installed. Install dpdispatcher with `pip install dpdispatcher[bohrium]`"
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@ def __init__(self, context):
         self.remote_profile = context.remote_profile.copy()
 
         self.grouped = self.remote_profile.get("grouped", True)
-        self.retry_count = self.remote_profile.get("retry_count", 3)
         self.ignore_exit_code = context.remote_profile.get("ignore_exit_code", True)
 
         access_key = (
diff --git a/dpdispatcher/machines/pbs.py b/dpdispatcher/machines/pbs.py
index 35ef4c44..9942cb89 100644
--- a/dpdispatcher/machines/pbs.py
+++ b/dpdispatcher/machines/pbs.py
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@
 
 
 class PBS(Machine):
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
+
     def gen_script(self, job):
         pbs_script = super().gen_script(job)
         return pbs_script
@@ -188,24 +191,8 @@ def gen_script_header(self, job):
 
 
 class SGE(PBS):
-    def __init__(
-        self,
-        batch_type=None,
-        context_type=None,
-        local_root=None,
-        remote_root=None,
-        remote_profile={},
-        *,
-        context=None,
-    ):
-        super(PBS, self).__init__(
-            batch_type,
-            context_type,
-            local_root,
-            remote_root,
-            remote_profile,
-            context=context,
-        )
+    def __init__(self, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(**kwargs)
 
     def gen_script_header(self, job):
         ### Ref:https://softpanorama.org/HPC/PBS_and_derivatives/Reference/pbs_command_vs_sge_commands.shtml
diff --git a/tests/test_argcheck.py b/tests/test_argcheck.py
index b87f39fc..637c5254 100644
--- a/tests/test_argcheck.py
+++ b/tests/test_argcheck.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def test_machine_argcheck(self):
                 "symlink": True,
             },
             "clean_asynchronously": False,
+            "retry_count": 3,
         }
         self.assertDictEqual(norm_dict, expected_dict)