diff --git a/common/lib/dependabot/registry_client.rb b/common/lib/dependabot/registry_client.rb
index 34df295e82a..488683e7671 100644
--- a/common/lib/dependabot/registry_client.rb
+++ b/common/lib/dependabot/registry_client.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,9 @@ def self.get(url:, headers: {}, options: {})
       Excon.get(
         url,
         idempotent: true,
-        **SharedHelpers.excon_defaults({ headers: headers }.merge(options))
+        **SharedHelpers.excon_defaults({ headers: headers }.merge(options)),
+        retry_limit: 3,
+        retry_interval: 5
       )
     rescue Excon::Error::Timeout => e
       cache_error(url, e)