diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 65b51732ede18bb773a80163bd6a2967b1db809f..d5042f9d1b428b3cb5cf82aa7764780fe7c2c266 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ archiveretrieve:
   except:
     - tags
   stage: test
+  retry: 1
   script:
     - export NAMESPACE="archiveretrieve-${CTA_BUILD_ID}-$(cat /dev/urandom | tr -dc 'a-z0-9' | fold -w 4 | head -n 1)"
     - cd continuousintegration/orchestration/; ./run_systemtest.sh -n ${NAMESPACE} -p ${CI_PIPELINE_ID} -s tests/archive_retrieve.sh -O -D -t 1200