diff --git a/java/monasca-common-influxdb/src/main/java/monasca/common/configuration/InfluxDbConfiguration.java b/java/monasca-common-influxdb/src/main/java/monasca/common/configuration/InfluxDbConfiguration.java
index 956626c0..071a74eb 100644
--- a/java/monasca-common-influxdb/src/main/java/monasca/common/configuration/InfluxDbConfiguration.java
+++ b/java/monasca-common-influxdb/src/main/java/monasca/common/configuration/InfluxDbConfiguration.java
@@ -52,4 +52,11 @@ public class InfluxDbConfiguration {
     return password;
   }
 
+  @JsonProperty
+  String retentionPolicy;
+
+  public String getRetentionPolicy() {
+    return retentionPolicy;
+  }
+
 }