diff --git a/forward.go b/forward.go
index c9dced9..715e4a6 100644
--- a/forward.go
+++ b/forward.go
@@ -79,25 +79,42 @@ func (h *tcpDirectForwardHandler) Init(options ...HandlerOption) {
 func (h *tcpDirectForwardHandler) Handle(conn net.Conn) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	node, err := h.group.Next()
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Logf("[tcp] %s - %s : %s", conn.RemoteAddr(), h.raddr, err)
-		return
+	retries := 1
+	if h.options.Chain != nil && h.options.Chain.Retries > 0 {
+		retries = h.options.Chain.Retries
+	}
+	if h.options.Retries > 0 {
+		retries = h.options.Retries
 	}
 
-	log.Logf("[tcp] %s - %s", conn.RemoteAddr(), node.Addr)
-	cc, err := h.options.Chain.Dial(node.Addr,
-		RetryChainOption(h.options.Retries),
-		TimeoutChainOption(h.options.Timeout),
-	)
+	var cc net.Conn
+	var node Node
+	var err error
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		node, err = h.group.Next()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Logf("[tcp] %s - %s : %s", conn.RemoteAddr(), h.raddr, err)
+			return
+		}
+
+		log.Logf("[tcp] %s - %s", conn.RemoteAddr(), node.Addr)
+		cc, err = h.options.Chain.Dial(node.Addr,
+			RetryChainOption(h.options.Retries),
+			TimeoutChainOption(h.options.Timeout),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Logf("[tcp] %s -> %s : %s", conn.RemoteAddr(), node.Addr, err)
+			node.MarkDead()
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Logf("[tcp] %s -> %s : %s", conn.RemoteAddr(), node.Addr, err)
-		node.MarkDead()
 		return
 	}
-	defer cc.Close()
 
 	node.ResetDead()
+	defer cc.Close()
 
 	log.Logf("[tcp] %s <-> %s", conn.RemoteAddr(), node.Addr)
 	transport(conn, cc)
@@ -248,18 +265,35 @@ func (h *tcpRemoteForwardHandler) Init(options ...HandlerOption) {
 func (h *tcpRemoteForwardHandler) Handle(conn net.Conn) {
 	defer conn.Close()
 
-	node, err := h.group.Next()
+	retries := 1
+	if h.options.Chain != nil && h.options.Chain.Retries > 0 {
+		retries = h.options.Chain.Retries
+	}
+	if h.options.Retries > 0 {
+		retries = h.options.Retries
+	}
+
+	var cc net.Conn
+	var node Node
+	var err error
+	for i := 0; i < retries; i++ {
+		node, err = h.group.Next()
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Logf("[rtcp] %s - %s : %s", conn.LocalAddr(), h.raddr, err)
+			return
+		}
+		cc, err = net.DialTimeout("tcp", node.Addr, h.options.Timeout)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Logf("[rtcp] %s -> %s : %s", conn.LocalAddr(), node.Addr, err)
+			node.MarkDead()
+		} else {
+			break
+		}
+	}
 	if err != nil {
-		log.Logf("[rtcp] %s - %s : %s", conn.LocalAddr(), h.raddr, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	cc, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", node.Addr, DialTimeout)
-	if err != nil {
-		node.MarkDead()
-		log.Logf("[rtcp] %s -> %s : %s", conn.LocalAddr(), node.Addr, err)
-		return
-	}
 	defer cc.Close()
 	node.ResetDead()