diff --git a/cloud/shepherd/equinix/manager/initializer.go b/cloud/shepherd/equinix/manager/initializer.go
index 95f9d39..c90f8d8 100644
--- a/cloud/shepherd/equinix/manager/initializer.go
+++ b/cloud/shepherd/equinix/manager/initializer.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	apb "source.monogon.dev/cloud/agent/api"
+	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/bmaas/bmdb"
 	"source.monogon.dev/cloud/bmaas/bmdb/model"
 	ecl "source.monogon.dev/cloud/shepherd/equinix/wrapngo"
 )
@@ -147,6 +148,17 @@
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Initializer) getProcessInfo() processInfo {
+	return processInfo{
+		process: model.ProcessShepherdAgentStart,
+		defaultBackoff: bmdb.Backoff{
+			Initial:  5 * time.Minute,
+			Maximum:  4 * time.Hour,
+			Exponent: 1.2,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func (c *Initializer) getMachines(ctx context.Context, q *model.Queries, limit int32) ([]model.MachineProvided, error) {
 	return q.GetMachinesForAgentStart(ctx, limit)
 }