diff --git a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/defaults/main.yaml b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/defaults/main.yaml
index f444e17..350b968 100644
--- a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ kernel_base_pkg: linux-image-generic
 kernel_headers_pkg: linux-headers-generic
 systemd_nic_names_policy: kernel database onboard path slot
 systemd_nic_alternative_names_policy: database onboard path slot
+multistrap_retries: 3
+multistrap_retries_delay: 3
 ubuntu_packages:
     - apparmor
     - apt-file
diff --git a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/tasks/main.yaml b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/tasks/main.yaml
index 6dfd180..1ba72ff 100644
--- a/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/image-builder/assets/playbooks/roles/multistrap/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@
 - name: "Running multistrap"
   shell:
       cmd: "multistrap -f {{ multistrap_tempdir.path }}/multistrap.conf"
+  retries: "{{ multistrap_retries }}"
+  delay: "{{ multistrap_retries_delay }}"
+  register: result
+  until: result.rc == 0
 
 - name: "Set systemd NIC naming"
   template: