diff --git a/ros2_batch_job/__main__.py b/ros2_batch_job/__main__.py
index f9bfb05e8..fc488606d 100644
--- a/ros2_batch_job/__main__.py
+++ b/ros2_batch_job/__main__.py
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ def run(args, build_function, blacklisted_package_names=None):
             else:
                 vcs_cmd = ['vcs']
             for filename in repos_filenames:
-                job.run(vcs_cmd + ['import', '"%s"' % args.sourcespace, '--force',  '--input', filename],
-                    shell=True)
+                job.run(vcs_cmd + ['import', '"%s"' % args.sourcespace, '--force', '--retry', '5',
+                                   '--input', filename], shell=True)
             print('# END SUBSECTION')
 
             if args.test_branch is not None: