diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 4d4cc75ce..02c59d384 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: install shellcheck
         run: |
           mkdir ~/bin
-          curl -sSfL $BASEURL/$VERSION/shellcheck-$VERSION.linux.x86_64.tar.xz |
+          curl -sSfL --retry 5 $BASEURL/$VERSION/shellcheck-$VERSION.linux.x86_64.tar.xz |
             tar xfJ - -C ~/bin --strip 1 shellcheck-$VERSION/shellcheck
           sha256sum ~/bin/shellcheck | grep -q $SHA256SUM
           # make sure to remove the old version
diff --git a/tests/integration/get-images.sh b/tests/integration/get-images.sh
index 4a5c92b4c..9f1bf96ad 100755
--- a/tests/integration/get-images.sh
+++ b/tests/integration/get-images.sh
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function get() {
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	if ! curl -o "$dest" -fsSL "$url"; then
+	if ! curl -o "$dest" -fsSL --retry 5 "$url"; then
 		echo "Failed to get $url" 1>&2
 		exit 1
 	fi