diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 65a5dd6e4..8cdc5868d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 * [\#1326](/~https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1326) Avoid sending channel close confirm message after channel get closed successfully.
 * [\#1364](/~https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1364) Include feegrant message when calculate gas.
 * [\#1390](/~https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1390) Avoid no concrete type registered for type URL error of EthAccount.
+* [\#1455](/~https://github.com/cosmos/relayer/pull/1455) Allow retry for pathEnd to avoid packet message get removed before open channel.
 
 ## v0.9.3
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 204cd07e8..010cefb26 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.4.0 // indirect
 	github.com/gsterjov/go-libsecret v0.0.0-20161001094733-a6f4afe4910c // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 // indirect
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.7.3 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.7.4 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.3.1 // indirect
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-metrics v0.5.2 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 81bfd731f..f090160bc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -709,8 +709,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.0/go.mod h1:JpRdi6/HCYpAwUzNwuwqhbovhLtng
 github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.1/go.mod h1:JpRdi6/HCYpAwUzNwuwqhbovhLtngrth3wmdIIUrZ80=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2 h1:035FKYIWjmULyFRBKPs8TBQoi0x6d9G4xc9neXJWAZQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.2/go.mod h1:kO/YDlP8L1346E6Sodw+PrpBSV4/SoxCXGY6BqNFT48=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.7.3 h1:bN2+Fw9XPFvOCjB0UOevFIMICZ7G2XSQHzfvLUyOM5E=
-github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.7.3/go.mod h1:W7TalhMmbPmsSMdNjD0ZskARur/9GJ17cfHTRtXV744=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.7.4 h1:3yQjWuxICvSpYwqSayAdKRFcvBl1y/vogCxczWSmix0=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.7.4/go.mod h1:W7TalhMmbPmsSMdNjD0ZskARur/9GJ17cfHTRtXV744=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.5.0 h1:bI2ocEMgcVlz55Oj1xZNBsVi900c7II+fWDyV9o+13c=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v1.5.0/go.mod h1:W4Qnvbt70Wk/zYJryRzDRU/4r0kIg0PVHBcfoyhpF5M=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0y9vanUI8NX6FsYoO3zeMjhV/C5i9g4Q3DwcSNZ4P60=
diff --git a/relayer/processor/path_end_runtime.go b/relayer/processor/path_end_runtime.go
index 687553eb6..9765aad73 100644
--- a/relayer/processor/path_end_runtime.go
+++ b/relayer/processor/path_end_runtime.go
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ type pathEndRuntime struct {
 	metrics *PrometheusMetrics
 
 	finishedProcessing chan messageToTrack
+	retryCount         uint64
 }
 
 func newPathEndRuntime(log *zap.Logger, pathEnd PathEnd, metrics *PrometheusMetrics) *pathEndRuntime {
@@ -560,8 +561,12 @@ func (pathEnd *pathEndRuntime) shouldSendPacketMessage(message packetIBCMessage,
 			zap.Uint64("sequence", sequence),
 			zap.Inline(k),
 		)
-		pathEnd.removePacketRetention(counterparty, eventType, k, sequence)
-		return false
+		if pathEnd.retryCount >= maxMessageSendRetriesIfChannelNotOpen {
+			pathEnd.removePacketRetention(counterparty, eventType, k, sequence)
+			pathEnd.retryCount = 0
+			return false
+		}
+		pathEnd.retryCount++
 	}
 	msgProcessCache, ok := pathEnd.packetProcessing[k]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/relayer/processor/path_processor.go b/relayer/processor/path_processor.go
index a6e31bd60..3cc2668da 100644
--- a/relayer/processor/path_processor.go
+++ b/relayer/processor/path_processor.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ const (
 	// How many times to retry sending a message before giving up on it.
 	maxMessageSendRetries = 5
 
+	// How many times to retry sending a message if channel is not opened.
+	maxMessageSendRetriesIfChannelNotOpen = 1
+
 	// How many blocks of history to retain ibc headers in the cache for.
 	ibcHeadersToCache = 10