diff --git a/SOURCES/anaconda-centos-skip-retry-if-not-connected.patch b/SOURCES/anaconda-centos-skip-retry-if-not-connected.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e51bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/anaconda-centos-skip-retry-if-not-connected.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff -uNr anaconda-21.48.22.56__orig/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py anaconda-21.48.22.56/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py
+--- anaconda-21.48.22.56__orig/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py       2015-12-08 14:36:52.533000000 +0000
++++ anaconda-21.48.22.56/pyanaconda/packaging/yumpayload.py     2015-12-08 14:38:51.464000000 +0000
+@@ -648,6 +648,10 @@
+                     # so that unattended installations on unreliable networks have
+                     # a higher chance of finishing successfully
+                     xdelay = xprogressive_delay()
++                    if not nm_is_connected():
++                      MAX_METADATA_DOWNLOAD_RETRIES = 1
++                    else:
++                      MAX_METADATA_DOWNLOAD_RETRIES = 10
+                     for retry_count in xrange(0, MAX_METADATA_DOWNLOAD_RETRIES + 1):
+                         if retry_count > 0:
+                             # introduce a retry delay