diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b2e0bb557..a0e579ea1 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ build_esp_idf_tests:
 
 .build_examples_template: &build_examples_template
   <<: *build_template
+  retry: 1
   artifacts:
     when: always
     paths: