diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ed77883c..8d63e61e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 1. [#32](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-php/pull/32): Added retryInterval, maxRetries and maxRetryDelay to WriteOptions in WriteApi
+1. [#36](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-php/pull/35): Added exponentialBase to WriteApi
 
 ### Bug Fixes
 1. [#33](https://github.com/influxdata/influxdb-client-php/pull/33): Removed unused flushInterval from WriteApi
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 74d79f0a..a0ecec33 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,10 +149,10 @@ The writes are processed in batches which are configurable by `WriteOptions`:
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | **writeType** | type of write SYNCHRONOUS / BATCHING /  | SYNCHRONOUS |
 | **batchSize** | the number of data point to collect in batch | 10 |
-| **retryInterval** | the number of milliseconds to retry unsuccessful write. The retry interval is "exponentially" used when the InfluxDB server does not specify "Retry-After" header. | 1000 |
-| **maxRetries** | the number of max retries when write fails | 3 |
-| **maxRetryDelay** | maximum delay when retrying write in milliseconds | 15000 |
-
+| **retryInterval** | the number of milliseconds to retry unsuccessful write. The retry interval is "exponentially" used when the InfluxDB server does not specify "Retry-After" header. | 5000 |
+| **maxRetries** | the number of max retries when write fails | 5 |
+| **maxRetryDelay** | maximum delay when retrying write in milliseconds | 180000 |
+| **exponentialBase** | the base for the exponential retry delay, the next delay is computed as `retryInterval * exponentialBase^(attempts-1)` | 5 | 
 ```php
 use InfluxDB2\Client;
 use InfluxDB2\WriteType as WriteType;
diff --git a/src/InfluxDB2/WriteApi.php b/src/InfluxDB2/WriteApi.php
index cad54668..9730f9a3 100644
--- a/src/InfluxDB2/WriteApi.php
+++ b/src/InfluxDB2/WriteApi.php
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ private function writeRawInternal(string $data, array $queryParams, int $attempt
         } catch (ApiException $e) {
             $code = $e->getCode();
 
-            if ($code == null || !($code == 429 || $code == 503) || $attempts > $this->writeOptions->maxRetries) {
+            if ($code == null || ($code < 429) || $attempts > $this->writeOptions->maxRetries) {
                 throw $e;
             }
 
@@ -127,7 +127,8 @@ private function writeRawInternal(string $data, array $queryParams, int $attempt
 
             usleep($timeout);
 
-            $this->writeRawInternal($data, $queryParams, $attempts + 1, $retryInterval * 2);
+            $this->writeRawInternal($data, $queryParams, $attempts + 1,
+                $retryInterval * $this->writeOptions->exponentialBase);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/InfluxDB2/WriteOptions.php b/src/InfluxDB2/WriteOptions.php
index bad24ffc..b0b9681c 100644
--- a/src/InfluxDB2/WriteOptions.php
+++ b/src/InfluxDB2/WriteOptions.php
@@ -5,15 +5,17 @@
 class WriteOptions
 {
     const DEFAULT_BATCH_SIZE = 10;
-    const DEFAULT_RETRY_INTERVAL = 1000;
-    const DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 3;
-    const DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_DELAY = 15000;
+    const DEFAULT_RETRY_INTERVAL = 5000;
+    const DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES = 5;
+    const DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_DELAY = 180000;
+    const DEFAULT_EXPONENTIAL_BASE = 5;
 
     public $writeType;
     public $batchSize;
     public $retryInterval;
     public $maxRetries;
     public $maxRetryDelay;
+    public $exponentialBase;
 
     /**
      * WriteOptions constructor.
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ class WriteOptions
      *          'maxRetries' => max number of retries when write fails
      *              The retry interval is used when the InfluxDB server does not specify "Retry-After" header.
      *          'maxRetryDelay' => maximum delay when retrying write
+     *          'exponentialBase' => the base for the exponential retry delay, the next delay is computed as
+     *              `retry_interval * exponentialBase^(attempts - 1)`
      *      ]
      * @param array $writeOptions Array containing the write parameters (See above)
      */
@@ -35,6 +39,7 @@ public function __construct(array $writeOptions = null)
         $this->retryInterval = $writeOptions["retryInterval"] ?? self::DEFAULT_RETRY_INTERVAL;
         $this->maxRetries = $writeOptions["maxRetries"] ?? self::DEFAULT_MAX_RETRIES;
         $this->maxRetryDelay = $writeOptions["maxRetryDelay"] ?? self::DEFAULT_MAX_RETRY_DELAY;
+        $this->exponentialBase = $writeOptions["exponentialBase"] ?? self::DEFAULT_EXPONENTIAL_BASE;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/WriteApiBatchingTest.php b/tests/WriteApiBatchingTest.php
index 8a4b649b..4da96148 100644
--- a/tests/WriteApiBatchingTest.php
+++ b/tests/WriteApiBatchingTest.php
@@ -201,6 +201,10 @@ public function testRetryCount()
             new Response(429));
 
         $this->writeApi->writeOptions->batchSize = 1;
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->retryInterval = 1000;
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->maxRetries = 3;
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->maxRetryDelay = 15000;
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->exponentialBase = 2;
 
         $point = Point::measurement('h2o')
             ->addTag('location', 'europe')
diff --git a/tests/WriteApiTest.php b/tests/WriteApiTest.php
index cf1b320c..093acf8d 100644
--- a/tests/WriteApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/WriteApiTest.php
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ public function testRetryCount()
             // not called
             new Response(429));
 
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->retryInterval = 1000;
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->maxRetries = 3;
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->maxRetryDelay = 15000;
+        $this->writeApi->writeOptions->exponentialBase = 2;
+
         $point = Point::measurement('h2o')
             ->addTag('location', 'europe')
             ->addField('level', 2);