diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 5655b8cbe..77c28eade 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 const core = require("@actions/core");
 const exec = require("@actions/exec");
-const request = require("request");
 const fs = require("fs");
+const request = require('retry-request', {
+  request: require('request')
+});
 
 let fail_ci;
 try {
@@ -10,7 +12,7 @@ try {
   const flags = core.getInput("flags");
   const file = core.getInput("file");
   const env_vars = core.getInput("env_vars");
-  
+
   fail_ci = core.getInput("fail_ci_if_error").toLowerCase();
 
   if (
@@ -25,7 +27,11 @@ try {
     fail_ci = false;
   }
 
-  request("https://codecov.io/bash", (error, response, body) => {
+  const retryOpts = {
+    retries: 3
+  };
+
+  request("https://codecov.io/bash", retryOpts, (error, response, body) => {
     if (error && fail_ci) {
       throw error;
     } else if (error) {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index cc33a91ec..4fc7a3903 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -92,6 +92,14 @@
         "assert-plus": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "debug": {
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-pYAIzeRo8J6KPEaJ0VWOh5Pzkbw/RetuzehGM7QRRX5he4fPHx2rdKMB256ehJCkX+XRQm16eZLqLNS8RSZXZw==",
+      "requires": {
+        "ms": "^2.1.1"
+      }
+    },
     "delayed-stream": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/delayed-stream/-/delayed-stream-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -178,6 +186,11 @@
         "sshpk": "^1.7.0"
       }
     },
+    "inherits": {
+      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inherits/-/inherits-2.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-k/vGaX4/Yla3WzyMCvTQOXYeIHvqOKtnqBduzTHpzpQZzAskKMhZ2K+EnBiSM9zGSoIFeMpXKxa4dYeZIQqewQ=="
+    },
     "is-typedarray": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-typedarray/-/is-typedarray-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -232,6 +245,11 @@
         "mime-db": "1.42.0"
       }
     },
+    "ms": {
+      "version": "2.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sGkPx+VjMtmA6MX27oA4FBFELFCZZ4S4XqeGOXCv68tT+jb3vk/RyaKWP0PTKyWtmLSM0b+adUTEvbs1PEaH2w=="
+    },
     "oauth-sign": {
       "version": "0.9.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/oauth-sign/-/oauth-sign-0.9.0.tgz",
@@ -257,6 +275,16 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.5.2.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-N5ZAX4/LxJmF+7wN74pUD6qAh9/wnvdQcjq9TZjevvXzSUo7bfmw91saqMjzGS2xq91/odN2dW/WOl7qQHNDGA=="
     },
+    "readable-stream": {
+      "version": "3.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/readable-stream/-/readable-stream-3.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BViHy7LKeTz4oNnkcLJ+lVSL6vpiFeX6/d3oSH8zCW7UxP2onchk+vTGB143xuFjHS3deTgkKoXXymXqymiIdA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "inherits": "^2.0.3",
+        "string_decoder": "^1.1.1",
+        "util-deprecate": "^1.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "request": {
       "version": "2.88.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/request/-/request-2.88.0.tgz",
@@ -284,6 +312,15 @@
         "uuid": "^3.3.2"
       }
     },
+    "retry-request": {
+      "version": "4.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/retry-request/-/retry-request-4.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BINDzVtLI2BDukjWmjAIRZ0oglnCAkpP2vQjM3jdLhmT62h0xnQgciPwBRDAvHqpkPT2Wo1XuUyLyn6nbGrZQQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "debug": "^4.1.1",
+        "through2": "^3.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "safe-buffer": {
       "version": "5.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/safe-buffer/-/safe-buffer-5.2.0.tgz",
@@ -310,6 +347,23 @@
         "tweetnacl": "~0.14.0"
       }
     },
+    "string_decoder": {
+      "version": "1.3.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/string_decoder/-/string_decoder-1.3.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-hkRX8U1WjJFd8LsDJ2yQ/wWWxaopEsABU1XfkM8A+j0+85JAGppt16cr1Whg6KIbb4okU6Mql6BOj+uup/wKeA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "safe-buffer": "~5.2.0"
+      }
+    },
+    "through2": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/through2/-/through2-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-enaDQ4MUyP2W6ZyT6EsMzqBPZaM/avg8iuo+l2d3QCs0J+6RaqkHV/2/lOwDTueBHeJ/2LG9lrLW3d5rWPucuQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "inherits": "^2.0.4",
+        "readable-stream": "2 || 3"
+      }
+    },
     "tough-cookie": {
       "version": "2.4.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tough-cookie/-/tough-cookie-2.4.3.tgz",
@@ -347,6 +401,11 @@
         "punycode": "^2.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "util-deprecate": {
+      "version": "1.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/util-deprecate/-/util-deprecate-1.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-RQ1Nyfpw3nMnYvvS1KKJgUGaDM8="
+    },
     "uuid": {
       "version": "3.3.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-3.3.3.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aed15daab..582967612 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@
     "@actions/exec": "^1.0.1",
     "@zeit/ncc": "^0.20.5",
     "fs": "0.0.1-security",
-    "request": "^2.88.0"
+    "request": "^2.88.0",
+    "retry-request": "^4.1.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {}
 }