diff --git a/common/kvstore/kv_client.py b/common/kvstore/kv_client.py
index 1a7d207..69a6480 100644
--- a/common/kvstore/kv_client.py
+++ b/common/kvstore/kv_client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Foundation
+# Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
 #
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 from common.utils.asleep import asleep
 from structlog import get_logger
-from twisted.internet.defer import inlineCallbacks
+from twisted.internet.defer import inlineCallbacks, returnValue
 
 log = get_logger()
 
@@ -58,7 +58,8 @@
         :param timeout: The length of time in seconds the method will wait for a response
         :return: (KVPair, error) where KVPair is None if an error occurred
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        result = yield self._op_with_retry('GET', key, None, timeout)
+        returnValue(result)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def list(self, key, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -70,7 +71,8 @@
         :param timeout: The length of time in seconds the method will wait for a response
         :return: ([]KVPair, error) where []KVPair is a list of KVPair objects
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        result = yield self._op_with_retry('LIST', key, None, timeout)
+        returnValue(result)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def put(self, key, value, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@
         :param timeout: The length of time in seconds the method will wait for a response
         :return: error, which is set to None for a successful write
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        _, err = yield self._op_with_retry('PUT', key, value, timeout)
+        returnValue(err)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def delete(self, key, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -96,7 +99,8 @@
         :param timeout: The length of time in seconds the method will wait for a response
         :return: error, which is set to None for a successful deletion
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        _, err = yield self._op_with_retry('DELETE', key, None, timeout)
+        returnValue(err)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def reserve(self, key, value, ttl, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -116,7 +120,8 @@
         be the value passed in.  If the key is already acquired, then the value assigned
         to that key will be returned.
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        result = yield self._op_with_retry('RESERVE', key, value, timeout, ttl=ttl)
+        returnValue(result)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def renew_reservation(self, key, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -128,7 +133,8 @@
         :param timeout: The length of time in seconds the method will wait for a response
         :return: error, which is set to None for a successful renewal
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        result, err = yield self._op_with_retry('RENEW', key, None, timeout)
+        returnValue(err)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def release_reservation(self, key, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -139,7 +145,8 @@
         :param timeout: The length of time in seconds the method will wait for a response
         :return: error, which is set to None for a successful cancellation
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        result, err = yield self._op_with_retry('RELEASE', key, None, timeout)
+        returnValue(err)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def release_all_reservations(self, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -150,7 +157,8 @@
         :param timeout: The length of time in seconds the method will wait for a response
         :return: error, which is set to None for a successful cancellation
         '''
-        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
+        result, err = yield self._op_with_retry('RELEASE-ALL', None, None, timeout)
+        returnValue(err)
 
     @inlineCallbacks
     def watch(self, key, key_change_callback, timeout=DEFAULT_TIMEOUT):
@@ -178,6 +186,9 @@
         '''
         raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
 
+    @inlineCallbacks
+    def _op_with_retry(self, operation, key, value, timeout, *args, **kw):
+        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented')
 
     def _backoff(self, msg):
         wait_time = RETRY_BACKOFF[min(self.retries, len(RETRY_BACKOFF) - 1)]