diff --git a/lib/failbot.js b/lib/failbot.js
index 9bf5139a0377..42e7399060d7 100644
--- a/lib/failbot.js
+++ b/lib/failbot.js
@@ -1,8 +1,36 @@
 import got from 'got'
-import { Failbot, HTTPBackend, LogBackend } from '@github/failbot'
+import { Failbot, HTTPBackend } from '@github/failbot'
 
 const HAYSTACK_APP = 'docs'
 
+async function retryingGot(url, args) {
+  return got(
+    url,
+    Object.assign({}, args, {
+      // With the timeout at 3000 (milliseconds) and the retry.limit
+      // at 4 (times), the total worst-case is:
+      // 3000 * 4  + 1000 + 2000 + 3000 + 4000 + 8000 = 30 seconds
+      timeout: 3000,
+      retry: {
+        // This means it will wait...
+        // 1. 1000ms
+        // 2. 2000ms
+        // 3. 4000ms
+        // 4. 8000ms
+        // 5. give up!
+        //
+        // From the documentation:
+        //
+        //   Delays between retries counts with function
+        //   1000 * Math.pow(2, retry - 1) + Math.random() * 100,
+        //   where retry is attempt number (starts from 1).
+        //
+        limit: 4,
+      },
+    })
+  )
+}
+
 export function report(error, metadata) {
   // If there's no HAYSTACK_URL set, bail early
   if (!process.env.HAYSTACK_URL) return
@@ -10,12 +38,9 @@ export function report(error, metadata) {
   const backends = [
     new HTTPBackend({
       haystackURL: process.env.HAYSTACK_URL,
-      fetchFn: got,
+      fetchFn: retryingGot,
     }),
   ]
-  if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'test') {
-    backends.push(new LogBackend({ log: console.log.bind(console) }))
-  }
   const failbot = new Failbot({
     app: HAYSTACK_APP,
     backends: backends,