diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e4aa321..43fa7d0 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ shellcheck:
 # could get to them
 downloads:
   stage: cache
-  retry: 3
+  retry: 2
   artifacts:
     paths:
       - cache/*.iso