diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 209576fc79..f0ee50659c 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -130,6 +130,12 @@ before_script:
   dependencies: []
   extends: .before_script_lesser_nofilter
 
+default:
+  retry:
+    max: 2
+    # In case of a runner failure we could hop to another one, or a network error could go away.
+    when: runner_system_failure
+
 include:
   - '/tools/ci/config/build.yml'
   - '/tools/ci/config/assign-test.yml'