diff --git a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
index f9d2a54a9a..fb006f42de 100644
--- a/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
+++ b/.pipelines/singletenancy/cilium-overlay/cilium-overlay-e2e-step-template.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ steps:
       echo "Run Cilium Connectivity Tests"
       cilium status
       cilium connectivity test
+    retryCountOnTaskFailure: 3
     name: "ciliumConnectivityTests"
     displayName: "Run Cilium Connectivity Tests"