diff --git a/pymodbus/client/base.py b/pymodbus/client/base.py
index 2782d5a94..7f61b2441 100644
--- a/pymodbus/client/base.py
+++ b/pymodbus/client/base.py
@@ -122,7 +122,9 @@ def __init__(
 
         # Common variables.
         self.framer = self.params.framer(ClientDecoder(), self)
-        self.transaction = DictTransactionManager(self, **kwargs)
+        self.transaction = DictTransactionManager(
+            self, retries=retries, retry_on_empty=retry_on_empty, **kwargs
+        )
         self.delay_ms = self.params.reconnect_delay
         self.use_protocol = False
         self._connected = False