diff --git a/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls b/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls
index 3bdd495c1..abe7b7cbc 100644
--- a/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls
+++ b/salt/elasticfleet/config.sls
@@ -95,6 +95,9 @@ soresourcesrepoclone:
     - rev: 'main'
     - depth: 1
     - force_reset: True
+    - retry:
+        attempts: 3
+        interval: 10
 {% endif %}
 
 elasticdefendconfdir: