diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index f7096e9a..dbfceb87 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ default:
   before_script:
     - env | sort
   image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/dev:py3.12
+  retry:
+    max: 2
+    when: runner_system_failure
 include: .gitlab/workflows/**.yml
diff --git a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja
index 15b29cb1..71af2c54 100644
--- a/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja	
+++ b/template/[% if repo_platform == 'gitlab' or repo_platform == 'gitlab-self-managed' %].gitlab-ci.yml[% endif %].jinja	
@@ -6,4 +6,7 @@ default:
   before_script:
     - env | sort
   image: ${CI_REGISTRY_IMAGE}/dev:py{{ default_py }}
+  retry:
+    max: 2
+    when: runner_system_failure
 include: .gitlab/workflows/**.yml