diff --git a/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py b/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py
index 3e497e6dec0..915299e36ae 100755
--- a/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py
+++ b/bin/ci/ci_run_n_monitor.py
@@ -276,7 +276,9 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
 
         token = read_token(args.token)
 
-        gl = gitlab.Gitlab(url="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org", private_token=token)
+        gl = gitlab.Gitlab(url="https://gitlab.freedesktop.org",
+                           private_token=token,
+                           retry_transient_errors=True)
 
         cur_project = get_gitlab_project(gl, "mesa")