diff --git a/lib/buildkite/config/rake_command.rb b/lib/buildkite/config/rake_command.rb
index befc1e2..7c78a9f 100644
--- a/lib/buildkite/config/rake_command.rb
+++ b/lib/buildkite/config/rake_command.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ def install_plugins(service = "default", env = nil, dir = ".")
           "env" => env,
           "run" => service,
           "pull" => service,
+          "pull-retries" => 3,
           "config" => ".buildkite/docker-compose.yml",
           "shell" => ["runner", *dir],
         }.compact