diff --git a/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-build.Jenkinsfile b/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-build.Jenkinsfile
index c37e9b43..de25fd41 100644
--- a/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-build.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-build.Jenkinsfile
@@ -57,20 +57,22 @@ pipeline {
         script {
           // check out specified branch/commit
           def srcRef = env.MBS_GIT_REF.startsWith('pull/') ? env.MBS_GIT_REF : "heads/${env.MBS_GIT_REF}"
-          checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
-            branches: [[name: params.MBS_GIT_REF]],
-            userRemoteConfigs: [
-              [
-                name: 'origin',
-                url: params.MBS_GIT_REPO,
-                refspec: "+refs/${srcRef}:refs/remotes/origin/${env.MBS_GIT_REF}",
+          retry(5) {
+            checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
+              branches: [[name: params.MBS_GIT_REF]],
+              userRemoteConfigs: [
+                [
+                  name: 'origin',
+                  url: params.MBS_GIT_REPO,
+                  refspec: "+refs/${srcRef}:refs/remotes/origin/${env.MBS_GIT_REF}",
+                ],
               ],
-            ],
-            extensions: [
-              [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
-              [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: 2, honorRefspec: true],
-            ],
-          ])
+              extensions: [
+                [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
+                [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: 2, honorRefspec: true],
+              ],
+            ])
+          }
 
           // get current commit ID
           // FIXME: Due to a bug discribed in https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-45489,
diff --git a/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-integration-test.Jenkinsfile b/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-integration-test.Jenkinsfile
index 3aa0d55e..4728d8b9 100644
--- a/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-integration-test.Jenkinsfile
+++ b/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-integration-test.Jenkinsfile
@@ -58,21 +58,23 @@ pipeline {
           def srcRef = params.MBS_GIT_REF.startsWith('pull/') ? params.MBS_GIT_REF : 'heads/master'
           def localRef = params.MBS_GIT_REF.startsWith('pull/') ? params.MBS_GIT_REF : 'master'
           def cloneDepth = params.MBS_GIT_REF.startsWith('pull/') ? 2 : 10
-          // check out specified branch/commit
-          checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
-            branches: [[name: params.MBS_GIT_REF]],
-            userRemoteConfigs: [
-              [
-                name: 'origin',
-                url: params.MBS_GIT_REPO,
-                refspec: "+refs/${srcRef}:refs/remotes/origin/${localRef}",
+          retry(5) {
+            // check out specified branch/commit
+            checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
+              branches: [[name: params.MBS_GIT_REF]],
+              userRemoteConfigs: [
+                [
+                  name: 'origin',
+                  url: params.MBS_GIT_REPO,
+                  refspec: "+refs/${srcRef}:refs/remotes/origin/${localRef}",
+                ],
               ],
-            ],
-            extensions: [
-              [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
-              [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: cloneDepth, honorRefspec: true],
-            ],
-          ])
+              extensions: [
+                [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
+                [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: cloneDepth, honorRefspec: true],
+              ],
+            ])
+          }
 
           // get current commit ID
           // FIXME: Due to a bug discribed in https://issues.jenkins-ci.org/browse/JENKINS-45489,
diff --git a/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-polling-pagure.yaml b/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-polling-pagure.yaml
index 27137b58..cd8d8177 100644
--- a/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-polling-pagure.yaml
+++ b/openshift/integration/koji/pipelines/templates/mbs-polling-pagure.yaml
@@ -151,20 +151,23 @@ objects:
                     // checking out the polled branch
                     def polledBranch = env.PAGURE_POLLING_FOR_PR == 'true' ? 'origin/pull/*/head' : "origin/${PAGURE_POLLED_BRANCH}"
                     def srcRef = env.PAGURE_POLLING_FOR_PR == 'true' ? 'pull/*/head' : "heads/${PAGURE_POLLED_BRANCH}"
-                    def scmVars = checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
-                      branches: [[name: polledBranch]],
-                      userRemoteConfigs: [
-                        [
-                          name: 'origin',
-                          url: env.GIT_URL,
-                          refspec: "+refs/${srcRef}:refs/remotes/${polledBranch}",
+                    def scmVars
+                    retry(5) {
+                      scmVars = checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
+                        branches: [[name: polledBranch]],
+                        userRemoteConfigs: [
+                          [
+                            name: 'origin',
+                            url: env.GIT_URL,
+                            refspec: "+refs/${srcRef}:refs/remotes/${polledBranch}",
+                          ],
                         ],
-                      ],
-                      extensions: [
-                        [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
-                        [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: 2, honorRefspec: true],
-                      ],
-                    ])
+                        extensions: [
+                          [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
+                          [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: 2, honorRefspec: true],
+                        ],
+                      ])
+                    }
                     env.MBS_GIT_COMMIT = scmVars.GIT_COMMIT
                     // setting build display name
                     def prefix = 'origin/'
@@ -204,20 +207,22 @@ objects:
                   }
                 }
                 steps {
-                  checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
-                    branches: [[name: env.MBS_GIT_BRANCH]],
-                    userRemoteConfigs: [
-                      [
-                        name: 'origin',
-                        url: env.GIT_URL,
-                        refspec: "+refs/heads/${env.MBS_GIT_BRANCH}:refs/remotes/origin/${env.MBS_GIT_BRANCH}",
+                  retry(5) {
+                    checkout([$class: 'GitSCM',
+                      branches: [[name: env.MBS_GIT_BRANCH]],
+                      userRemoteConfigs: [
+                        [
+                          name: 'origin',
+                          url: env.GIT_URL,
+                          refspec: "+refs/heads/${env.MBS_GIT_BRANCH}:refs/remotes/origin/${env.MBS_GIT_BRANCH}",
+                        ],
                       ],
-                    ],
-                    extensions: [
-                      [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
-                      [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: 2, honorRefspec: true],
-                    ],
-                  ])
+                      extensions: [
+                        [$class: 'CleanBeforeCheckout'],
+                        [$class: 'CloneOption', noTags: true, shallow: true, depth: 2, honorRefspec: true],
+                      ],
+                    ])
+                  }
                   script {
                     dir('openshift/integration/koji/pipelines') {
                       sh '''