diff --git a/.zuul.d/base.yaml b/.zuul.d/base.yaml
index cb4cb0767f..1443927a43 100644
--- a/.zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/.zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
     pre-run: tests/playbooks/pre.yml
     run: tests/playbooks/run.yml
     post-run: tests/playbooks/post.yml
-    attempts: 1
+    attempts: 5
     irrelevant-files:
       - ^.*\.rst$
       - ^doc/.*