# SiloMessagingOptions.MaxForwardCount

[Type overview](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.runtime/orleans.configuration.silomessagingoptions/) | [Properties](/orleans/docs/api/csharp/microsoft.orleans.runtime/orleans.configuration.silomessagingoptions/properties/)

[Source](https://github.com/dotnet/orleans/blob/e4e752cedecc2976811db49802c7a999b1f1c704/src/Orleans.Runtime/Configuration/Options/SiloMessagingOptions.cs)

```csharp
public int MaxForwardCount
```

Gets or sets the maximal number of times a message is being forwarded from one silo to another. Forwarding is used internally by the runtime as a recovery mechanism when silos fail and the membership is unstable. In such times the messages might not be routed correctly to destination, and runtime attempts to forward such messages a number of times before rejecting them.