diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.ts b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.ts
index 8bd2cc99a6684..d383855865265 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.ts
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/os_packages/docker_generator/templates/build_docker_sh.template.ts
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ function generator({
         echo "Docker pull successful."
         break
       else
-        echo "Docker pull unsuccessful, attempt '$attempt'."
+        echo "Docker pull unsuccessful, attempt '$attempt'. Retrying in 15s"
+        sleep 15
       fi
 
     done