diff --git a/tasks/install-yum.yml b/tasks/install-yum.yml
index 6543901..0bcc3c9 100644
--- a/tasks/install-yum.yml
+++ b/tasks/install-yum.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
   command: "/usr/bin/yum clean all"
   register: yum_clean
   until: yum_clean | success
+  retries: 5
+  delay: 2
   tags:
     - rsyslog-yum-packages
     - skip_ansible_lint