diff --git a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
index c311c0f9d8..f2ba4654e7 100644
--- a/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
+++ b/roles/haproxy/templates/haproxy.cfg
@@ -277,6 +277,9 @@ backend kojipkgs-backend
     server kojipkgs01.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org kojipkgs01.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org:80 check inter 30s rise 1 fall 3
     server kojipkgs02.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org kojipkgs02.{{ datacenter }}.fedoraproject.org:80 check inter 30s rise 1 fall 3
     option httpchk GET /
+    retries 5
+    retry-on all-retryable-errors
+    option redispatch 1
 {% endif %}
 
 {% if datacenter == "rdu3" %}