diff --git a/ansible.cfg b/ansible.cfg
index c45fe96..f0f0531 100644
--- a/ansible.cfg
+++ b/ansible.cfg
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ system_warnings = true
 
 [ssh_connection]
 pipelining = true
+retries = 5
 ssh_extra_args = -o ForwardAgent=yes -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no