diff --git a/zuul.d/base.yaml b/zuul.d/base.yaml
index 4dd5dae1720d01ff01e33dff207acbaf4811716b..8f42824e791a26bf48e5ce691a700b543fcf056b 100644
--- a/zuul.d/base.yaml
+++ b/zuul.d/base.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     pre-run: tests/pre.yml
     run: tests/run.yml
     post-run: tests/post.yml
-    attempts: 1
+    attempts: 5
     timeout: 7200
     required-projects:
       - openstack/kolla-ansible