diff --git a/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml b/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml
index 3320a99ebdde2..dee8e0dbfe688 100644
--- a/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml
+++ b/cmd/loki/loki-local-config.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ ingester:
     final_sleep: 0s
   chunk_idle_period: 5m
   chunk_retain_period: 30s
+  max_transfer_retries: 1
 
 schema_config:
   configs: