diff --git a/lang/core/embedded/provisioner/files/kickstart.ks.tmpl b/lang/core/embedded/provisioner/files/kickstart.ks.tmpl
index 60c6bec9..b38c51f2 100644
--- a/lang/core/embedded/provisioner/files/kickstart.ks.tmpl
+++ b/lang/core/embedded/provisioner/files/kickstart.ks.tmpl
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ repo --name="{{ $name }}" --baseurl="{{ $baseurl }}"
 #
 #	packages
 #
-%packages
+%packages --retries 3 # handle spurious failures
 @core
 @standard
 @hardware-support