diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index ac05fec5f..77eb14ee4 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -115,6 +115,10 @@ variables:
         cd .. &&
         rm -rf virtme
       fi
+  retry:
+    max: 2
+    when:
+      - 'always'
 
 default:
   # Cancel jobs if newer commits are pushed to the branch