diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a196ea9..1c15d32 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -15,10 +15,6 @@ like waiting for a specific URL to become available after booting up a server in
 # Usage
 
 ```
-waitz 0.2.2
-Max Strübing <mxstrbng@gmail.com>
-Waits (retries) a command until it exits with 0
-
 USAGE:
     waitz [FLAGS] [OPTIONS] <COMMAND>...
 
@@ -30,7 +26,8 @@ FLAGS:
         --verbose     Forwards stdout/stderr from the command to the terminal
 
 OPTIONS:
-    -i, --interval <interval>    in which interval the command should be retried in milliseconds [default: 1000]
+    -i, --interval <interval>          in which interval the command should be retried in milliseconds [default: 1000]
+    -r, --max-retries <max-retries>    Positive integer how often the command should be retried [default: 0]
 
 ARGS:
     <COMMAND>...    Which command should be waited for
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e72b96a..43c7942 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
                 .required(false)
                 .help("Don't try to rerun the command in case it fails with non-zero exit code"),
         )
+        .arg(
+            Arg::with_name("max-retries")
+                .long("max-retries")
+                .short("r")
+                .value_name("max-retries")
+                .takes_value(true)
+                .required(false)
+                .default_value("0")
+                .help("Positive integer how often the command should be retried"),
+        )
         .arg(
             Arg::with_name("verbose")
                 .long("verbose")
@@ -69,7 +79,15 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         .ok_or_else(|| Error::NoneError("Could not get interval".to_owned()))?
         .parse::<u64>()?;
 
-    let no_retry = matches.is_present("no-retry");
+    let mut max_retries = matches
+        .value_of("max-retries")
+        .ok_or_else(|| Error::NoneError("Could not get max retries".to_owned()))?
+        .parse::<u64>()?;
+
+    // no-retry has precedence
+    if matches.is_present("no-retry") {
+        max_retries = 1
+    }
 
     let mut original_args = matches
         .values_of("COMMAND")
@@ -85,7 +103,7 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
         command,
         args,
         interval: Duration::from_millis(interval),
-        no_retry,
+        max_retries,
         logger,
     };
 
diff --git a/src/waitz.rs b/src/waitz.rs
index 5784250..271f674 100644
--- a/src/waitz.rs
+++ b/src/waitz.rs
@@ -9,15 +9,21 @@ pub struct Waitz<'a> {
     pub command: &'a str,
     pub args: Vec<&'a str>,
     pub interval: Duration,
-    pub no_retry: bool,
+    pub max_retries: u64,
     pub logger: Logger,
 }
 
 impl Waitz<'_> {
     pub fn run(&self) {
         self.logger.debug(&format!("{:?}", &self));
+        let mut runs = 0;
 
-        while !is_successful(self.command, &self.args, &self.logger) && !self.no_retry {
+        while (self.max_retries == 0 || runs < self.max_retries)
+            && !is_successful(self.command, &self.args, &self.logger)
+        {
+            runs += 1;
+
+            self.logger.debug(&format!("Run {:?}", runs));
             self.logger
                 .debug(&format!("Wait for {:?} to run again", self.interval));
             thread::sleep(self.interval);