diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/.appveyor.yml
similarity index 86%
rename from appveyor.yml
rename to .appveyor.yml
index bcb732bf8..a98e86ba1 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/.appveyor.yml
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ build: off
 
 test_script:
   - bash .\\tests\\scripts\\download_json_schema.sh
-  - if "%ASYNCIO%" == "true" call .\\tests\\appveyor\\build.cmd %PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pytest -m "not integrationtest"
-  - if "%ASYNCIO%" == "false" call .\\tests\\appveyor\\build.cmd %PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pytest --ignore=tests/asyncio -m "not integrationtest"
+  - if "%ASYNCIO%" == "true" call appveyor-retry .\\tests\\appveyor\\build.cmd %PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pytest -m "not integrationtest"
+  - if "%ASYNCIO%" == "false" call appveyor-retry .\\tests\\appveyor\\build.cmd %PYTHON%\\python.exe -m pytest --ignore=tests/asyncio -m "not integrationtest"
 
 after_test:
   - ".\\tests\\appveyor\\build.cmd %PYTHON%\\python.exe setup.py bdist_wheel"