diff --git a/packages/archives.sls b/packages/archives.sls
index 024c3d9..e59043f 100644
--- a/packages/archives.sls
+++ b/packages/archives.sls
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ packages-archive-wanted-download-{{ package }}:
   cmd.run:
     - name: curl -s -L -o {{ packages.tmpdir }}/{{ archivename }} {{ archive.dl.source }}
     - unless: test -f {{ packages.tmpdir }}/{{ archivename }}/
+    - retry:
+        attempts: 5
+        until: True
+        interval: 60
+        splay: 10
 
       {%- if 'hashsum' in archive.dl and archive.dl.hashsum %}
          {# see https://github.com/saltstack/salt/pull/41914 #}